{"id":167581,"date":"2017-03-31T10:17:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T08:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=167581"},"modified":"2017-03-31T10:18:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T08:18:07","slug":"who-was-fired-and-who-was-re-hired-in-zumas-cabinet-reshuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/167581\/who-was-fired-and-who-was-re-hired-in-zumas-cabinet-reshuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was fired and who was re-hired in Zuma&#8217;s cabinet reshuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africans are still reeling from a late-night cabinet reshuffle by president Jacob Zuma, which saw the axe fall on heads of vital departments in government.<\/p>\n<p>Zuma announced changes to 10 departments, reshuffling five ministers to different portfolios, while removing an additional five from cabinet altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Among those reshuffled are former sports minister Fikile Mbalula, who is now the minister of Police, and Malusi Gigaba, who moves from home affairs to treasury.<\/p>\n<p>Gigaba&#8217;s predecessor, Pravin Gordhan, has been removed from cabinet, along with former energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, and former transport minister, Dipuo Peters.<\/p>\n<p>Senior officials have expressed confusion over the fact that communications minister Faith Muthambi, who was recommended to be dismissed by Parliament, as well as social development minister Bathabile Dlamini, who recently orchestrated a massive crisis in South Africa&#8217;s social grants system, were spared to continue serving in cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the changes, with axed ministers highlighted in red, and reshuffled ministers in green.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Department<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"30%\">New Minister<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"30%\">Old Minister<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Energy<\/td>\n<td>Mmamoloko Kubay<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tina Joemat-Pettersson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Transport<\/td>\n<td>Joe Maswanganyi<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dipuo Peters<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Finance<\/td>\n<td>Malusi Gigaba<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Pravin Gordhan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Police<\/td>\n<td>Fikile Mbalula<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Nathi Nhleko<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Public Works<\/td>\n<td>Nathi Nhleko<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Thulas Nxesi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Sports and Recreation<\/td>\n<td>Thulas Nxesi<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Fikile Mbalula<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Tourism<\/td>\n<td>Tokozile Xasa<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Derek Hanekom<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Public Service and Administration<\/td>\n<td>Faith Muthambi<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ngoako Ramatlhodi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Home Affairs<\/td>\n<td>Hlengiwe Mkhize<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Malusi Gigaba<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minister of Communications<\/td>\n<td>Ayanda Dlodlo<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> Faith Muthambi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a title=\"ANC was informed, not consulted over Cabinet reshuffle: Mantashe\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/167527\/anc-was-informed-not-consulted-over-cabinet-reshuffle-mantashe\/\">ANC was informed, not consulted over Cabinet reshuffle: Mantashe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Jacob Zuma has fired five ministers from their roles in cabinet, and moved five others around to 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