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Environment Minister Dion George axed, despite ‘doing my job without fear, favour or prejudice’

Environment Minister Dion George axed, despite ‘doing my job without fear, favour or prejudice’

by Adam Cruise | Nov 13, 2025 | Commentary

By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick In a brief note, President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted DA leader John Steenhuisen’s request to remove the key wildlife portfolio from Dion George. A short statement from the office of the Presidency has ended speculation and...
Is the environment minister captured by vested interests? (South Africa)

Is the environment minister captured by vested interests? (South Africa)

by Adam Cruise | Apr 29, 2020 | Commentary

By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick Everything a costly high-level panel appointed by the Department of Environmental Affairs is tasked to find out about wildlife is already known… so what’s going on? Millions of rand are being spent by the Minister of Environment,...
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