Maropene Ramokgopa Steps Up as Acting Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
- Minister in the Presidency Maropene Ramokgopa has been appointed as the acting Sports, Arts and Culture Minister
- Ramokgopa's appointment follows the resignation of her predecessor, Zizi Kodwa, on 5 June 2024
- Many netizens wondered why the president couldn’t wait until the seventh administration to fill the position
Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered politics and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.
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Maropene Ramokgopa has been appointed as the acting Sports, Arts and Culture Minister until a permanent appointment is made under the seventh administration.
President Cyril Ramaphosa thanks Zizi Kodwa
According to News24, Ramokgopa was the Minister in the Presidency responsible for planning, monitoring and evaluation.
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Her appointment follows Zizi Kodwa’s resignation from the position. Kodwa resigned after he appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on 5 June 2024 on corruption charges.
In a statement released by the Presidency, President Cyril Ramaphosa thanked Kodwa for his service as Deputy Minister of State Security from 2019 to 2023 and Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture from March 2023.
South Africans question the appointment
Many netizens wondered why the president couldn’t wait until the seventh administration to fill the sports minister vacancy and allow the Deputy Minister, Nocawe Mafu, to act in the interim.
@QueenyIle said:
“We demand you scrap deputy ministers, waste of taxpayers' money.”
@africanacademia wondered:
“Why can't you wait for the government to be constituted and then make long-term appointments? For now, the ANC just needs to continue with its pre-election cabinet until the GNU or whatever coalition is agreed upon. Just allow the deputy minister to act until the GNU. There is no need for any appointments at this stage.”
@ShepherdSkhomo added:
“The fact that a deputy minister cannot take over shows that there should be no deputy ministers.”
@SansCue commented:
“Rassie Erasmus was right there, but noooo. Gotta deploy.”
@NontobekoMajok3 asked:
“Why not Nocawe, his deputy? I said this: these deputy ministers are glorified clerks nje, wasting taxpayers’ money.”
Cyril Ramaphosa announces Government of National Unity
Briefly News previously reported that South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the country's way forward after the ANC NEC met.
He revealed that the ruling party had chosen to adopt a government of national unity because it did not win by a majority.
South Africans shared their different views on the government of national unity, with some supporting it and others opposing it.
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