A Cabinet of loyalists

Judging by her underachievement as a legislator, Monnakgotla does not seem to have earned her place in Cabinet. The President must have looked ahead at the big picture of raising her political profile to boost her chances of retaining the marginal Kgalagadi North constituency. Another plus for Monnakgotla is that she seems to have observed benevolent neutrality in factional battles ripping the party apart. She poses no threat to the party leadership. Cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the President and this is a line that has been repeated too many times.

The President would seldom get into Cabinet rebellious and independent-minded colleagues. Machana Shamukuni appears to be the President 's man. He had had a stint as a junior minister in the presidency and later served in the same capacity at the Tertiary Education ministry. He has accumulated a lot of experience and his elevation was expected.