JOHANNESBURG, May 25 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Saturday pledged to work with the government to improve the country's economy and better the lives of the people.
The DA leader Mmusi Maimane congratulated Cyril Ramaphosa who was sworn in as the President of South Africa. Maimane called on the President to consider reducing economic cluster to three key ministries to enable more coherent economic policy.
"If the President does what is in the interest of South Africa and is genuine about economic reform, he will have the full support of the DA," said Maimane.
He called on the finance minister to set a debt ceiling. Maimane also called on the public enterprises minister to privatize non-strategic state owned enterprises.
The opposition also called for restructuring of the power utility Eskom to enable a private-sector-led transition to cheaper, cleaner energy sources.
Maimane said, "The minister must be commuted to visa reform to boost tourism and investment so it is easier for critical skills and foreign currency to enter South Africa."
The opposition also called for the reduction of the Cabinet Ministers by merging some ministries.
