Cabinet Reshuffle Causes Outrage On Twitter

Late on Thursday night, South African President Jacob Zuma, called a meeting with the national executive committee of the African National Congress (ANC) and what came out of the meeting shook the entire country.

Jacob Zuma in an unprecedented move, initiated a cabinet reshuffle, sacking almost a third of the ministers as well as ten deputy ministers. Included in the sackings were finance minister Pravin Gordhan and deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas, which has cause outrage from South Africans.

There had been whispers and rumors about the reshuffle for weeks but no one could have anticipated the scale and speed in which it would happen. In total 20 ministers and deputy ministers were ousted.

South Africans have taken to social media to express there outrage with the hashtags  #CabinetReshuffle, #OccupTreasurey, #PravinGorhan, #NoConfidence  and Parliament all relating to the reshuffle and all trending in South Africa.

Here are some of the reactions:

Zuma be like…#cabinetreshuffle#NoConfidence
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— Janine Smit (@lattesWithLabs) March 30, 2017

Capetonians are angry. Protesters outside Parliament demanding that #Zuma step down. #cabinetreshuffle #PravinGordhan #NoConfidence pic.twitter.com/niAGo8Xe0p

— Stu 〰️ (@StueyMax) March 31, 2017

No! This is not a #cabinetreshuffle! This is a coup d'etat! It's a direct takeover of government by a mafia with no reason to hide anymore!

— Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (@MbuyiseniNdlozi) March 31, 2017

https://twitter.com/billz_25/status/847670678316654592

https://twitter.com/AnnaSemenya/status/847673627398946816

https://twitter.com/Barry_Roux/status/847680280957603840

Concerned for our country. 🇿🇦 #cabinetreshuffle

— Ulrich Janse van Vuuren (@UlrichJvV) March 31, 2017

'Our souls are not for sale.' – #PravinGordhan What a leader!!! 🙌🏽

— The Poppy Ntshongwana Show (@PoppyIsMyName) March 31, 2017

The firing of #PravinGordhan and #McebisiJonas is the real story here. Others are collateral damage. Story is looting of NationalTreasury.

— Justice Malala (@justicemalala) March 30, 2017