Home affairs: MPs commit to working with Gigaba`s successor to solve queue problem

Source: News 24, 23/11/2018

The committee said it was of the view that the appointment would
bring innovations to resolve some of the challenges facing the
department, Chauke said in a statement on Friday.
Cwele was moved from the telecommunications portfolio to home affairs
when President Cyril Ramaphosa shuffled his Cabinet on Thursday.
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, previously Cwele`s deputy, is now minister
of communications and telecommunications.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced changes to the National
Executive at the Union Buildings, Pretoria.
Cwele fills the gap left by Malusi Gigaba`s resignation, following a
raft of findings against the former beleaguered minister that he lied
under oath.
Chauke said one of the key challenges for the new minister will be to
resolve the lingering challenge of long queues at service points
across the country.
`In addition, the intermittent challenges with server downtime that
hampers the rendering of services must be urgently resolved. Also,
the committee has emphasised the need to address the ever-increasing
legal liabilities facing the department,` he said.
Resignation `not an admission of guilt`
`The implementation of measures announced by the President to
increase tourism numbers and cut red tape to facilitate investment is
paramount.`
Chauke said the committee had committed itself to work with Cwele to
find workable solutions to the challenges facing the department.
Gigaba resigned from Cabinet last Tuesday following mounting pressure
for Ramaphosa to give him the boot.
`I did so after a long period of sustained and vitriolic public
attacks on my integrity. I wish to state that my resignation is not
an admission of guilt on my part,` Gigaba had said.
He also resigned as a member of Parliament on the same day, but this
was only announced three days later on Friday, November 16.
On his resignation from Parliament, Gigaba said: `It was indeed my
honour and privilege to have been of service to our people in this
high office.
`I am also grateful that my organisation afforded me this honour.`