The non-idea of a minister of electricity demonstrates President Cyril Ramaphosa's poor grasp of public administration conceptualisation, writes Sam Mkokeli
Sheba, the tiger that prowled around the south of Johannesburg early this week and was eventually shot dead, was Gwede Mantashe, minister of mineral resources and energy, went the joke. We laugh even in dark times, being South African.
President Cyril Ramaphosa enters the final lap in his journey towards a second term as ANC head like a wounded buffalo. That is not a bad thing in politics. An injured buffalo would be more dangerous and less complacent than one without a bruising battle. He is being egged on by, among others, Gwede Mantashe, a grubby fighter who is battling for his survival in the ANC top six.