Former finance minister Malusi Ggiaba and former National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete will not be sworn in as members of Parliament on Wednesday morning (22 May).<\/p>\n
Speaking to News24<\/a><\/strong>, ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe confirmed their withdrawal from the parliamentary list and said that all formalities have been undertaken accordingly.<\/p>\n Gigaba stepped down as home affairs minister and\u00a0resigned as a member of parliament in November 2018<\/a><\/strong>, following court rulings that he had lied under oath. He was also implicated in the dealings of the Gupta family and the state capture scandal.<\/p>\n Mbete had been criticised for not using her role as speaker to effectively hold former president Jacob Zuma to account.<\/p>\n New appointments<\/strong><\/p>\n South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took his first step toward revamping<\/a> <\/strong>his cabinet after 8 May elections on Monday, removing environment minister Nomvula Mokonyane, who\u2019d been accused of taking bribes during a judicial probe.<\/p>\n Ramaphosa has made the fight against graft a top priority since taking office 15 months ago, replacing Jacob Zuma, whose nine-year tenure was marred by a litany of scandals.<\/p>\n Mokonyane will take a senior position in parliament, ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule told reporters in Cape Town on Monday after a meeting of the party\u2019s decision-making National Executive Committee. Mokonyane has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n The ANC has also decided to appoint Thandi Modise as speaker of Parliament in place of Baleka Mbete and Pemmy Majodina as its chief whip, in place of Jackson Mthembu.<\/p>\n Mbete and Mthembu are both senior ANC members who backed Ramaphosa\u2019s campaign to win control of the party in 2017, and could be in line for ministerial posts.<\/p>\n Ramaphosa is due to be sworn in on 25 May and name his cabinet a day or two later. He\u2019s indicated he will trim his executive, which currently has 34 ministers and 35 deputies, to save costs.<\/p>\n Cabinet<\/strong><\/p>\n Ramaphosa is expected to name his final cabinet later this week – with some possible surprises on the cards.<\/p>\n