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President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce a new National Executive on Sunday evening, the presidency confirmed.
The cabinet announcement follows weeks of negotiations among Government of National Unity (GNU) partners.
Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson to the president said the announcement – which will be in the form of a televised address to the nation – follows the inauguration of President Ramaphosa on Wednesday, June 19.
This in turn followed the president’s election by the National Assembly on Friday, June 14.
The parliamentary sitting in June, which was presided over by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, saw the ANC’s Thoko Didiza elected as the National Assembly Speaker.
Magwenya said; “The new National Executive will constitute the 7th Democratic Administration as a Government of National Unity comprising a diversity of political parties as an outcome of the national and provincial elections held on Wednesday, May 29.
According to a report by Business Day, the cabinet is expected to include politicians from the 10-member GNU, which includes the Democratic Alliance, Inkatha Freedom Party and the Patriotic Alliance.
Ahead of the announcement, the DA’s federal executive, including DA leader John Steenhuisen, were on Sunday due to meet to finalise its list of names that will be submitted to Ramaphosa to be considered for appointments.
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The DA is the second-largest party in the GNU and is expected to be allocated six ministries and six deputy ministers after two weeks of negotiations with the ANC.
This includes basic education, communications & digital technology, home affairs, agriculture & rural development, public works and forestry, fisheries & the environment.
