Zuma's New cabinet: SACP's view

President Jacob Zuma's newly announced cabinet has been the biggest talking point in the media today and for the most part, there’s been some positive responses. Some of the major changes is the appointment of Nhlanhla Nene as the new Finance Minister, replacing Pravin Gordhan. Some of the more worrying appointments are suspended police commissioner Bheki Cele and former Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson who the Public Protector found guilty of fruitless and wasteful expenditure. But how will the new cabinet achieve radical socio-economic transformation and development. Let’s hear from the South African Communist Party’s spokesperson Alex Mashilo …