CABINET RESHUFFLE: Ramaphosa confirms DA ministers and deputies, gives Dina Pule social development post

Amid a Cabinet overhaul, President Ramaphosa confirms DA appointments, demotes John Steenhuisen, and appoints the once-disgraced Dina Pule as social development minister, raising governance concerns.
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