Overview
- High-level ANC and PA figures have agreed in principle to reinstate Kenny Kunene and keep Gayton McKenzie in Cabinet, according to Daily Maverick sources, with a 30 September meeting expected to finalise the arrangement.
- McKenzie issued a seven-day ultimatum expiring on 30 September to resign from Cabinet and withdraw the Patriotic Alliance from the GNU unless Kunene was returned to the transport portfolio.
- Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, appointed by the PA, reported clearing Kunene, and he was re‑sworn as a Johannesburg councillor on 26 September.
- ANC officials publicly rejected ultimatums and emphasised consultation in coalition disputes, with Gauteng spokesperson Mzi Khumalo stating the party does not work with ultimatums.
- The transport post is a politically prized, high-spend portfolio, with reporting that Mayor Dada Morero had considered the EFF’s Dr Mgcini Tshwaku for the role and with major road works slated ahead of the November G20.