# President Cyril Ramaphosa has made changes to his cabinet, firing minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Dion George. He has been replaced by DA national spokesperson Willie Aucamp. According to reports, DA leader John Steenhuisen had requested that Ramaphosa sack George, citing complaints of underperformance. The president has also appointed the DA’s Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams as deputy minister of Trade Industry and Competition, in place of Andrew Whitfield. Ramaphosa fired Whitfield in June following an unauthorised trip to the US.
Cabinet reshuffle with Ramaphosa firing minister Dion George