KZN Premier compensates DA with Finance department
By Nkululeko Khanyile
Published on 2024-06-18 16:55:34
Johannesburg,South Africa
The new Premier of KwaZulu-Natal,Arthur Thamsanqa Ntuli has announced his new cabinet and repay Democratic Alliance with Finance department to strengthen their coalition government.
Today,Ntuli has proclaimed his new cabinet which comprises members of all four political parties that parachuted him into the premier role in the province of KwaZulu-Natal through a coalition.
His cabinet includes five Inkatha Freedom Party's MECs,two Democratic Alliance's MECs,three African National Congress' MECs and one National Freedom Party's MEC.
These are his appointees Francois Rodgers(DA) as a MEC of Finance,Martin Meyer(DA) as a MEC of Public Works and Infrastructure,Sipho Hlomuka(ANC) as a MEC of Education,Siboniso Duma(ANC) as a MEC of Transport/Human Settlements,Nomagugu Simelane(ANC) as a MEC of Health,Mbali Shinga(NFP) as a MEC of Social Development,Rev. Musa Zondi(IFP) as a MEC of Economic Development,Tourism and Environmental Affairs,Rev. Thulasizwe Buthelezi(IFP) as a MEC of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,Thembeni Mthethwa(IFP) as a MEC of Agriculture and Mntomuhle Khawula(IFP) as a MEC of Sports,and the Community Safety will be in the Office of the Premier.
Ntuli has ensured that he pleases his partners by giving away important departments such as Finance,Public Works and many others because he knows his future as the Premier lies on hands of DA and ANC.
Ntuli was lured to the Premier role by angry ANC losers which were struggling to accept that their voters dumped them for a six-month-old political party uMkhonto weSizwe(MK) Party which founded by ex-President of ANC and South Africa,Mr Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma.
DA and ANC has cornered and convinced the leadership of IFP to accept their offer to form a coalition government because they wanted to see MK Party isolated both in the provincial and national level.
And it is not secret that ANC,DA and IFP are serving one master so what they did in KwaZulu-Natal and national was expected,and ANC and IFP chose to betray their loyal black voters as long as they pleased their white masters and occupy big positions on government.
The formation of IFP/DA/ANC/NFP government was done against the will of the people which made it clear during the polls that they want MK Party to govern them in KwaZulu-Natal as it received 45% of votes.
The DA Chairperson in KwaZulu-Natal did not waste time to thank Thami Ntuli for appointing two DA members in his cabinet and made it clear that the intention of so-called Government of Provincial Unity was conceptualised to derail MK and EFF.
"Today's announcement by the Premier is proof that the concept of a Government of National Unity can work and will work.The DA is proud that this has been shown in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and we trust it will inspire our leaders in national government to replicate this.
The DA in KZN is proud of its achievements to date to ensure that we kept the province out of the hands of the MK and EFF,as well as secure a new Premier and representation in the new Cabinet,"said Dean McPherson,DA KZN Chairperson.