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Out: Former ministers Nathi Mthethwa (above) and Lindiwe Sisulu did not keep their jobs this week. Photo: Siyabulela Duda

More is less, except when it comes to electricity, as Ramaphosa culls his cabinet

Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job

Truth to power: The M&G’s columnist has strong words for Police Minister Bheki Cele who he says is visible but ineffective. Photo: Morapedi Mashashe/Gallo Images & Darren Stewart/Gallo Image

Reshuffle: Ramaphosa forced to play a game of thrones

The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures

ANCWL treasurer general Maite Nkoana-Mashabaneg: (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

ANC Women’s League to investigate missing R10-million

The women’s league is grappling with another scandal involving R2-million missing from its North West province kitty.

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has changed from head of the ANC Women’s League Bathabile Dlamini to Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.(Jacoline Schoonees)

Gender parity in Cabinet does not guarantee progress for women — activists

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to appoint a Cabinet that is gender equitable is commendable, but more needs to be done in the corridors of power

Claimants of District Six forced removals expect Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to explain why her department has stalled on plans to redevelop open land in the Cape Town CBD.(David Harrison/M&G)

District Six claimants expect Nkoana-Mashabane to explain development delay

In March, her department missed a deadline to deliver a plan of action on the cost, scale, and modality of a District Six restitution programme

Former Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe. (AFP)

Decision to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity set aside by high court

Rights group AfriForum and the Democratic Alliance challenged the decision by the department of international relations

Forced removals from District Six meant residents in the area were displaced and forced to live in and around the Cape Flats.

District Six claimants take on land reform minister in restitution fight

The court action comes after the Land Claims Commission revealed government has failed to allocate restitution for 900 elderly claimants

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane of international relations and co-operation.

Land debate casts light on burning issue

Many agree that the failure to implement land reforms was the fault of the government rather than a weakness of the Constitution

Lindiwe Sisulu

Nkoana-Mashabane talks tough on land

She intends fighting to ensure land comes with water rights

Send us in: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s thuma mina campaign kicked off in Tembisa on Friday. But will he manage to corral enough ANC supporters behind his unity campaign?

Who’s who in Cyril’s new cabinet

With returning ministers, a coal miner and former ANC presidential hopefuls, check out all the individuals who make up the president’s cabinet

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame at the 20th anniversary of his country’s genocide. He is in charge of reforming the AU and disagrees with SADC’s views of the process.

SA, Rwanda clash over AU reforms

Paul Kagame has failed to properly consult his peers, argued Jacob Zuma

International Relations minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane os photographed during an interview with the M&G at Dirco, June 2014.

M&G Cabinet Report Cards 2017: Maite Nkoana-Mashabane

The M&G Cabinet Report Card has become a respected barometer of government performance. Here are the scores for 2017

Betty Mwangi of M-Pesa in Nairobi.

South Africa and Morocco set to re-establish diplomatic relations

​South Africa and Morocco look set to re-establish diplomatic relations after 13 years of giving each other the cold shoulder

International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

DA goes to ConCourt to have Mugabe immunity set aside

Mugabe was accused of beating South African model Gabriella Engels, 20, with an extension cord in Sandton on August 13

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane of international relations and co-operation.

Diplomatic immunity for Grace Mugabe was warranted, says Nkoana-Mashabane

South Africa’s minister of Foreign Affairs sought to not offend SADC during SADC summit in Johannesburg.

Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says Africa must fight growing terrorism and instability caused by political conflicts. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

South Africa pledges support to Kabila

Minister Nkoana-Mashabane criticises help from outside and sees no problem with DRC president staying on after his mandate ended in December

Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane of international relations and co-operation.

Brexit and the cattle problem

When asked about Brexit, the minister manages to bring down the problem to the very core. Or, how to take leaving a place very literally.

Minister pledges money as AU seeks to become more independent

The African Union believes it could fund its own programmes if it was not losing so much money through illicit outflows of capital from the continent.

Mugabe arrives in SA for first state visit in 21 years

Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace arrived in SA on Tuesday for their first state visit in 21 years to consolidate bilateral relations with SA.

Lesotho to hold early elections

Lesotho may head to the polls soon in an attempt to restore political stability, as the country’s leadership crisis appears to be intensifying.