Ramaphosa cleans up Cabinet ranks after unrest

People flee Springfiled Park Mall in Durban

People flee Springfiled Park Mall in Durban on July 12, as South African army and police tackled deadly unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has replaced a third of his 28-member Cabinet.
  • Most notable were major changes to state security portfolios and finance.
  • Changes in security are being seen in the prism of July’s violent unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, largely blamed on the case against and jailing of former president Jacob Zuma.