News24 | IN-DEPTH | Praise for Lamola, Hlabisa and Gwarube - but no love for Motshekga in bloated Cabinet

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Ronald Lamola will take up the position of new DIRCO minister in the GNU. (Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)

Ronald Lamola will take up the position of new DIRCO minister in the GNU. (Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his first Cabinet on Sunday evening, with analysts praising some of the appointments, but scratching their heads over others.

Political analyst Naledi Modise said the Cabinet's make-up was refreshing, in that it was no longer just the ANC deployees, but a combination of political parties, which offered hope, new ideas and strategies.

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