Cape Town – With President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration completed, attention now shifts to the opening of Parliament.
Ramaphosa, who was sworn in for his second term at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, is expected to announce a cabinet that includes ministers from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) as part of the Government of National Unity.
The focus will then move to the legislature for the official opening of the seventh Parliament, EWN reported.
This opening address is separate from the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered in February, the reort said.
Parliament will also begin forming committees where the new Members of Parliament (MPs) will serve.
The configuration of these committees will depend on the size of Ramaphosa’s forthcoming cabinet.
Meanwhile, DA leader John Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that his party aims to make a meaningful contribution to the seventh administration by focusing on areas outlined in their manifesto, such as addressing unemployment, economic growth, and reducing national debt.
DA leader John Steenhuisen says for the party, it is not about positions but being in areas where they can serve the people of South Africa. Steenhuisen says the party would like to focus on key areas such as infrastructure, the economy, and lifting people out of poverty. “We… pic.twitter.com/xL9ZdNhuLD
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“I think it is far too premature to speak about those things. Once the president has been inaugurated today, we will start the discussions around the composition of the Cabinet and how that would look like.
“First, it is not really about positions but it is about being in areas where we can serve and deliver on our manifesto. We said in our manifesto how we would rescue South Africa. These are key things that have to be done, to get off this high unemployment, low growth, high debt trajectory onto one of hope, prosperity, opportunity, inclusiveness for more South Africans,” Steenhuisen said during an interview with Newzroom Afrika.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
