Cape Town – Former finance minister Tito Mboweni has expressed concern over what he termed the “bashing” of government, saying that “it won’t take us anywhere”.
Mboweni said this as Members of Parliament geared up to vote on motions of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa and his entire Cabinet on Wednesday afternoon.
“We should have a fair and honest conversation. This government bashing won’t take us anywhere. There are good people in government doing their best. Let’s give congratulations where it is due. For the sake of our motherland. Not negativity,” Mboweni said in a tweet.
We should have a fair and honest conversation. This Government bashing won’t take us anywhere! There are good people in Government doing their best. Let’s give congratulations where it is due. For the sake of our motherland! Not negativity.
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) March 28, 2022
The motions were brought by the African Transformation Movement (ATM) and the Democratic Alliance (DA).
The ATM submitted its motion of no confidence, targetting Ramaphosa’s leadership over the sealing of his bank statements related to his 2017 campaign for the ANC presidency, among other things.
Its motion of no-confidence application has been on the agenda of Parliament for the past two years, according to IOL.
It was rejected by the former National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise.
However, the party recently resubmitted the application under the new Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
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The DA, on the other hand, also submitted its motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa’s cabinet during the State of the Nation Adress (SONA).
The DA accused Ramaphosa of being unable to hold his executive accountable for its failures.
“Because you’ve shown that you’re a president of talk and not a president of action, then we’re going to make it easier for you. Today, I’ve tabled a motion of no confidence, not in you, but the whole Cabinet in terms of Section 102.1 of the Constitution,” Steenhuisen said at the time.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
