Let deputy presidents show their mettle with a cabinet portfolio
The way SA’s presidents usually ascend to office means we are getting a pig in a poke
12 March 2023 - 00:00
Entrusting the deputy president with ministerial responsibilities would benefit South Africa — it would either prepare them for when they take over the top post, as history shows they probably will, or it would expose them as incompetent, demonstrating their unworthiness for the presidency...
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