Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa describing him as a weak president.
Speaking on SMWX podcast with Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Mbeki has failed to control his party.
“I think President Ramaphosa has been a very weak president for the ANC. He’s not been able, first to control his own party, he’s not really controlling the ANC. He’s not controlling his Cabinet, which is why, you know, ministers say all sorts of things,” he said.
Mbeki says Cyril Ramaphosa is not in control
“Gwede Mantashe says one thing, the government decides we have to do something about green energy he says, no, he’s going to keep burning coal, and he’s still a minister, despite contradicting what the government is saying,” Mbeki said.
He also told Mpofu-Walsh that Ramaphosa was not part of the ANC ‘inner circles’.
“I think he sees himself as weak in the scheme of things. You know the ANC has its inner circles, so he feels he is not part of the inner circle, so he hasn’t got the muscle to enforce the ANC’s own decisions.”
Mbeki said Ramaphosa lacked the power to insist decisions must be enforced.
“What you have is a rather hectic and chaotic government and it becomes more hectic and chaotic now that is in partnership with other political parties in the government of national unity,” he said.
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