Gauteng Reshuffle Appoints EFF's Dunga as Finance MEC

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced a cabinet reshuffle on April 1, 2026, integrating the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) into the provincial government and appointing EFF provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga as the new Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance. The move expands the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) to include the EFF as its fifth partner, alongside the African National Congress (ANC), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Patriotic Alliance (PA), and Rise Mzansi, in the 80-seat Gauteng legislature.

Dunga's appointment replaces ANC's Lebogang Maile, who shifts to the Education, Sports, Arts, Culture, and Recreation portfolio, succeeding Matome Chiloane. Other changes include Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko moving from Health and Wellness to Social Development, and Faith Mazibuko taking over Health and Wellness. The reshuffle, Lesufi said, aims to bolster stability amid recent legislative disputes, such as the failure to adopt an adjustment budget last week due to coalition disagreements. "When the Democratic Alliance tabled a motion of no confidence, it was an affirmation that if we can't change the coalition numbers in the legislature, governance in our...