Fin24 reports that according to Cosatu, the willingness of President Cyril Ramaphosa to consult labour and other key stakeholders in the appointment of his Cabinet has been a "breath of fresh air."  

Following President Ramaphosa's Cabinet announcement from the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday, the labour federation issued a statement welcoming the new appointments.  "We applaud the President’s transparency, and willingness to consult the alliance partners and other stakeholders over the appointment of the Cabinet and other preceding appointments at the provincial level.  This openness has been a breath of fresh air, very much in the spirit of renewal and unity," Cosatu said.  Most significantly, the president was said to have heeded the calls of South Africans to shrink the "bloated" Cabinet.  Ramaphosa has reduced the ministers from 36 to 28, to help downscale.

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