JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed from his position as deputy trade minister a politician from the Democratic Alliance (DA), a key coalition partner of Ramaphosa’s party the African National Congress (ANC). Ramaphosa’s office added in a statement on Thursday that the president was not planning a wholesale cabinet reshuffle. A spokesperson […]
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South African president axes coalition partner’s deputy minister from cabinet
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has removed from his position as deputy trade minister a politician from the Democratic Alliance (DA), a key coalition partner of Ramaphosa’s party the African National Congress (ANC).
Ramaphosa’s office added in a statement on Thursday that the president was not planning a wholesale cabinet reshuffle.
A spokesperson for the DA said Ramaphosa’s decision to remove Andrew Whitfield from his post as deputy trade, industry and competition minister was “a very serious development,” adding that the party’s Federal Executive would meet later on Thursday to discuss the matter.
(Reporting by Alessandro Parodi, Sfundo Parakozov, Nellie Peyton and Siyanda Mthethwa;Editing by Alexander Winning)