The Bill Episode 27: South Africa's politics, Cabinet shake-ups and candid analysis

Test Consolidated Playlist · 27 November 2025 · 31m

Speaker 1: Hi, welcome back to the Bill. My name is Tarrs and my name. Speaker 2: Is Les to give it and we are on the show where we talk about Speaker 2: politics, Parliament and a little bit of a heart take from at least one of Speaker 2: us. Good morning, Tara, good morrow. Is it a good morrow for a certain doctor Speaker 2: Dion George? Speaker 1: Now you know what, I completely Forgad and Dock. Speaker 3: Yet unlike certain members of Parliament, he doesn't insist that Aaron calls him doctor George. Speaker 3: But yeah, it's not a good morrow for him, unfortunately. Speaker 2: So the the most pressing news this week, but has been bubbling under for at Speaker 2: least the last week, is that on Wednesday night, President Rama Porsa confirming the removal Speaker 2: of Dion George as the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, replacing him with the Speaker 2: DA spokesperson Valley oh Camp. Also that that Deputy minister's position in Trade, Industry and Speaker 2: Competition, previously held by the DAS Andrew Whitfield, being replaced by Alexandra Abrams, who was Speaker 2: a DA committee member in the Social Development Community Committee. But let's start with with Speaker 2: Dion George. Was the second cabinet reshuffle the last sixteen months. Of a gn new Speaker 2: But what do we know why was Dion George as a DA appointee, Why was Speaker 2: he removed from his position? Speaker 3: So according to Daily Marrick, it's because John stan Haysen and John Stan Hissen funders Speaker 3: did not like Deon George's stance on biding funding. That is essentially with the Daily Speaker 3: Maverick article details John stans in it later come out and…

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