Opinion

Ramaphosa has rearranged the deck chairs but it's the same old ineffective people

Bankruptcy of ruling party and opposition does not augur well

02 June 2019 - 00:05 By XOLELA MANGCU

Here we go again. Same old, same old. A sense of shame came over me as I learnt about President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet selection. He has appointed the same people who have been running SA into the ground for the past 25 years...

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