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Before the election, the size of the Cabinet was seen as a low-hanging fruit in managing public resources better. But as the GNU became more appealing and more parties joined, how to accommodate everyone became the new headache, says Khaya Sithole.
This week, after what must rank as the most difficult negotiations regarding our political leadership since 1994, President Cyril Ramaphosa finally announced a Cabinet.
Since the loss of the ANC’s absolute majority in the general elections of 29 May, the process of trying to put together a government of some form has consumed the national discourse. The ANC’s 40% share of the vote made them the leading contender to cobble together enough alliances across the aisle to form a government.
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