When Ebrahim Patel took up the mantle of the newly formed economic development department in 2009, the former union leader was an unknown quantity. Also unknown was the reason for the department’s creation, which was speculated at the time as a gesture to Jacob Zuma’s...
The environmental department has a new minister, but she hasn’t had enough time to show what kind of minister she will be. Nomvula Mokonyane’s track record is worrying. She helped to destroy the water ministry. On the other hand, Edna Molewa, in her eight years at the...
The department is in an F state, but Nkwinti deserves a C for trying hard to turn things around. Raw sewage is flowing into rivers. The army has been deployed, during peacetime, to fix this crisis. Children are dying because they fall into pit toilets. Up to...
With his background as a miner and migrant labourer, there was a certain expectation that Gwede Mantashe would take up his new position with gusto. Since his appointment to the “theatre of state capture”, it has become clear Mantashe has his work cut out for him....
President Cyril Ramaphosa arguably took a gamble when he chose Jeff Radebe to take over the department of energy this year. Radebe, the longest-serving minister in Ramaphosa’s Cabinet, was moved from his post as minister in the presidency, which is now under Nkosazana...
