Masisi shakes up ministries, parastatals

Masisi PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Masisi PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

President Mokgweetsi Masisi last night re-arranged Cabinet ministries, merging mandates and creating new portfolios, in what he said was part of measures to reinvigorate public service delivery.

In a televised address, Masisi announced the creation of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, while mandates of other ministries were either merged or moved within Cabinet. The new Cabinet has 18 ministries, which is the same number as the previous Cabinet.

Major changes to the Cabinet ministries include:

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