As the rational among us feared, David Mabuza has been named deputy president.

President Cyril Ramaphosa may have kept the nation waiting for an hour or so, with the scheduled 8PM announcement taking place closer to 9PM, but in the end, the man nicknamed ‘The Cat’ secured the position of understudy.

If you need reminding why that’s not great news, start here.

At least Bathabile Dlamini was booted to the curb. This tweet from Tom Eaton hits the nail on the head:

It’s not because she went to bed early with a cup of tea.

A number of Cabinet appointments had survived an appointment with the ANC Integrity Commission (you’ll find a handy infographic of all the Ministers here), but Zapiro has focused on Mabuza with his latest effort.

From the Daily Maverick, it’s simply titled ‘The Cat’:

The turd was a nice touch.

In yesterday’s Daily Maverick cartoon, Zapiro also went pretty hard, with the whole SARS rogue unit / Pravin Gordhan witchhunt the focus of his mockery.

You’ll recognise many of the names below:

A reminder that our Public Protector is both compromised and terrible at her job.

It’s clear that Ramaphosa didn’t get to name the exact Cabinet he wanted, with many trade-offs and compromises taking place behind the scene, but now is the time to to get the best out of an average bunch.

[sources:dailymav&dailymav]