Masisi's inherited perennial Assistant Ministers

Biggie Butale.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Biggie Butale.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Although President Mokgweetsi Masisi recently reshuffled a Cabinet inherited from his predecessor Ian Khama, in firing and hiring it seems he did not pay particular attention to his junior ministers. Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE follows the issues

FRANCISTOWN: Although there are new faces in the newly composed Masisi-led Cabinet, some of them did not even come from the old junior ministers’ list. This left a majority of Masisi’s junior ministers as perennial Assistant Ministers.

Frans Van Der Westhuizen, Thato Kwerepe, Biggie Butale, Itumeleng Moipisi, Botlogile Tshireletso, Kgotla Autlwetse, Moiseraele Goya, Phillip Makgalemele and Fidelis Molao make the list of perennial Assistant Ministers. Machana Shamukuni only recently joined the list of Assistant Ministers.

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