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The '''Third Cabinet of [[Cyril Ramaphosa]]''', also self-described as a "Government of National Unity" (GNU), was formed following the [[2024 South African presidential election|election of Ramaphosa]] to a second full term as [[President of South Africa|President]] of [[South Africa]] following the [[2024 South African general election|2024 general election]]. His party, the [[African National Congress]] (ANC), lost its absolute majority in the parliamentary election and was reduced to a plurality in the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]]. Following the election, the parties engaged in negotiations on forming a coalition government. On 14 June 2024, the ANC, the [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] (DA), the [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] (IFP), [[Patriotic Alliance]] (PA) and [[Good (political party)|Good]], agreed to form a landmark [[national unity government]], with [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] being re-elected President of South Africa. This marks the first time the ANC has had to govern without an absolute majority since the end of apartheid in 1994.<ref name="ancda">{{cite news |last1=Chothia |first1=Farouk |last2=Kupemba |first2=Danai Kesta |last3=Plett-Usher |first3=Barbra |date=14 June 2024 |title=ANC and DA agree on South Africa unity government |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8007w4vqveo |accessdate=14 June 2024 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref name="ramaphosare-elected">{{cite news |date=14 June 2024 |title=South Africa's National Assembly re-elects Cyril Ramaphosa as president |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-national-assembly-re-elects-cyril-ramaphosa-president-2024-06-14/ |accessdate=14 June 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
The '''Third Cabinet of [[Cyril Ramaphosa]]''', also referred to as the '''Government of National Unity''' (GNU), was formed following the [[2024 South African presidential election|election of Ramaphosa]] to a second full term as [[President of South Africa|President]] of [[South Africa]] following the [[2024 South African general election|2024 general election]]. His party, the [[African National Congress]] (ANC), lost its absolute majority in the parliamentary election and was reduced to a plurality in the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]]. Following the election, the parties engaged in negotiations on forming a coalition government. On 14 June 2024, the ANC, the [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] (DA) and other members of the DA-led [[Multi-Party Charter]] (except the [[African Christian Democratic Party|ACDP]]), [[Patriotic Alliance]] (PA) and [[Good (political party)|Good]], agreed to form a landmark [[national unity government]], with [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] being re-elected President of South Africa. This marks the first time the ANC has had to govern without an absolute majority since the end of apartheid in 1994.<ref name="ancda">{{cite news |last1=Chothia |first1=Farouk |last2=Kupemba |first2=Danai Kesta |last3=Plett-Usher |first3=Barbra |date=14 June 2024 |title=ANC and DA agree on South Africa unity government |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8007w4vqveo |accessdate=14 June 2024 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref name="ramaphosare-elected">{{cite news |date=14 June 2024 |title=South Africa's National Assembly re-elects Cyril Ramaphosa as president |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-national-assembly-re-elects-cyril-ramaphosa-president-2024-06-14/ |accessdate=14 June 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>


President Ramaphosa announced his Third Cabinet on 30 June 2024.<ref name="President30June2024">{{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.gov.za/statement-president-cyril-ramaphosa-appointment-members-national-executive |title=Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the appointment of members of the national executive |date=30 June 2024 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="President30June2024YouTube">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTTYtynxGY8 |title=President Ramaphosa Announces South African New Government: GNU, A Historic Unity of 11 Parties! |date=30 June 2024 |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="sanews_announce">https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/meet-sas-new-cabinet, regarding the President's announcement on 30 June 2024</ref>
President Ramaphosa announced his Third Cabinet on 30 June 2024.<ref name="President30June2024">{{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.gov.za/statement-president-cyril-ramaphosa-appointment-members-national-executive |title=Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the appointment of members of the national executive |date=30 June 2024 |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="President30June2024YouTube">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTTYtynxGY8 |title=President Ramaphosa Announces South African New Government: GNU, A Historic Unity of 11 Parties! |date=30 June 2024 |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="sanews_announce">https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/meet-sas-new-cabinet, regarding the President's announcement on 30 June 2024</ref> The deputy president, and the initial set of ministers and deputy ministers were sworn in on 3 July 2024.<ref name="DMInitialSwearingin">{{cite news |title=Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-07-03-historic-day-for-sa-as-government-of-national-unity-ministers-take-oath-of-office |publisher=Daily Maverick |date=3 July 2024 |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref>

The deputy president, and the initial set of ministers and deputy ministers were sworn in on 3 July 2024.<ref name="DMInitialSwearingin">{{cite news |title=Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-07-03-historic-day-for-sa-as-government-of-national-unity-ministers-take-oath-of-office |publisher=Daily Maverick |date=3 July 2024 |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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The [[2024 South African general election]] was held in on 29 May 2024 to elect a new [[National Assembly (South Africa)|National Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2024 |title=South Africa to hold general election on May 29 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/south-africa-to-hold-general-election-on-may-29 |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=[[Al Jazeera]] |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419095009/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/south-africa-to-hold-general-election-on-may-29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=South Africa to hold elections on May 29 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/south-africa-to-hold-elections-on-may-29/3143370 |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=[[Aa.com.tr]] |archive-date=29 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229220347/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/south-africa-to-hold-elections-on-may-29/3143370 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[2024 South African general election]] was held in on 29 May 2024 to elect a new [[National Assembly (South Africa)|National Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2024 |title=South Africa to hold general election on May 29 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/south-africa-to-hold-general-election-on-may-29 |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=[[Al Jazeera]] |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419095009/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/south-africa-to-hold-general-election-on-may-29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=South Africa to hold elections on May 29 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/south-africa-to-hold-elections-on-may-29/3143370 |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=[[Aa.com.tr]] |archive-date=29 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229220347/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/south-africa-to-hold-elections-on-may-29/3143370 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Support for the ruling ANC party significantly declined in the election; the ANC remained the largest party but lost the parliamentary majority that it had held since the [[1994 South African general election|inaugural post-apartheid election in 1994]]. The centrist [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] (DA) remained in second place with a slight increase. [[uMkhonto we Sizwe (political party)|uMkhonto we Sizwe]] (MK), a [[left-wing populist]] party founded 6 months prior to the election and led by former president [[Jacob Zuma]], came in third place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/2024-elections-enca-projects-anc-will-take-45-national-vote|title=2024 ELECTIONS: eNCA Project ANC Will Take 45% Of National Vote|publisher=eNCA|date=30 May 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024|archive-date=30 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530123735/https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/2024-elections-enca-projects-anc-will-take-45-national-vote|url-status=live}}</ref>
Support for the ruling ANC party significantly declined in the election; the ANC remained the largest party but lost the parliamentary majority that it had held since the [[1994 South African general election|inaugural post-apartheid election in 1994]]. The centrist [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] (DA) remained in second place with a slight increase. [[uMkhonto weSizwe (political party)|uMkhonto weSizwe]] (MK), a [[left-wing populist]] party founded 6 months prior to the election and led by former president [[Jacob Zuma]], came in third place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/2024-elections-enca-projects-anc-will-take-45-national-vote|title=2024 ELECTIONS: eNCA Project ANC Will Take 45% Of National Vote|publisher=eNCA|date=30 May 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024|archive-date=30 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530123735/https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/2024-elections-enca-projects-anc-will-take-45-national-vote|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 14 June 2024, the [[African National Congress|ANC]], [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|DA]], [[Inkatha Freedom Party|IFP]], and [[Patriotic Alliance|PA]], agreed to form a GNU, with Cyril Ramaphosa being [[2024 South African presidential election|re-elected]] President of South Africa by the [[List of National Assembly members of the 28th Parliament of South Africa|28th Parliament of South Africa]].<ref name=ancda/>


As result of the new GNU, key positions within the cabinet will see turnover as part of the coalition process.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=South Africa's ANC moves closer to forming coalition government |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240614-south-africa-s-anc-reaches-last-minute-deal-for-coalition-government |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=South African President Ramaphosa set for re-election as DA gives backing |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/14/south-africas-parliament-choosing-president-amidst-uncertainty |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> Ramaphosa was sworn in for a new term on 19 June 2024, and the new cabinet is expected to be announced shortly thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyril Ramaphosa reelected as South African president |url=https://www.dw.com/en/cyril-ramaphosa-reelected-as-south-african-president/a-69358895 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>
On 14 June 2024, the [[African National Congress|ANC]], [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|DA]], [[Inkatha Freedom Party|IFP]], and [[Patriotic Alliance|PA]], agreed to form a GNU, with Cyril Ramaphosa being [[2024 South African presidential election|re-elected]] President of South Africa by the [[List of National Assembly members of the 28th Parliament of South Africa|28th Parliament of South Africa]].<ref name=ancda/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=South Africa's ANC moves closer to forming coalition government |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240614-south-africa-s-anc-reaches-last-minute-deal-for-coalition-government |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=South African President Ramaphosa set for re-election as DA gives backing |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/14/south-africas-parliament-choosing-president-amidst-uncertainty |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> Ramaphosa was sworn in for a new term on 19 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyril Ramaphosa reelected as South African president |url=https://www.dw.com/en/cyril-ramaphosa-reelected-as-south-african-president/a-69358895 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>


Other parties to join the GNU are [[Good (political party)|Good]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Njilo |first=Nonkululeko |date=2024-06-17 |title=Five-party pact — PA and Good join government of national unity |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-06-17-five-party-pact-pa-and-good-join-government-of-national-unity/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> shortly after the first sitting of parliament, the [[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|PAC]] on the 19th, and the [[Freedom Front Plus|FF+]] on 20 June.<ref name="ReutersGOOD"/><ref name="PAC"/><ref name="FF+"/> The [[United Democratic Movement|UDM]] decided to join on the 21st, [[Rise Mzansi]] (RISE) on the 22nd, and [[Al Jama-ah]] on 23 June.<ref name="UDM"/><ref name="RISE"/><ref name="JAMA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.algoafm.co.za/politics/gnu-now-comprises-ten-political-parties|title=Website|first=AlgoaFM South|last=Africa|website=www.algoafm.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anc1912.org.za/anc-welcomes-political-parties-to-the-government-of-national-unity/ |title=ANC welcomes political parties to the Government of National Unity |publisher=African National Congress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623163854/https://www.anc1912.org.za/anc-welcomes-political-parties-to-the-government-of-national-unity/ |archive-date=23 June 2024 |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>
Other parties to join the GNU are [[Good (political party)|Good]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Njilo |first=Nonkululeko |date=2024-06-17 |title=Five-party pact — PA and Good join government of national unity |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-06-17-five-party-pact-pa-and-good-join-government-of-national-unity/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> shortly after the first sitting of parliament, the [[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|PAC]] on the 19th, and the [[Freedom Front Plus|FF+]] on 20 June.<ref name="ReutersGOOD"/><ref name="PAC"/><ref name="FF+"/> The [[United Democratic Movement|UDM]] decided to join on the 21st, [[Rise Mzansi]] (RISE) on the 22nd, and [[Al Jama-ah]] on 23 June.<ref name="UDM"/><ref name="RISE"/><ref name="JAMA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.algoafm.co.za/politics/gnu-now-comprises-ten-political-parties|title=Website|first=AlgoaFM South|last=Africa|website=www.algoafm.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anc1912.org.za/anc-welcomes-political-parties-to-the-government-of-national-unity/ |title=ANC welcomes political parties to the Government of National Unity |publisher=African National Congress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623163854/https://www.anc1912.org.za/anc-welcomes-political-parties-to-the-government-of-national-unity/ |archive-date=23 June 2024 |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>


On 30 June 2024 president [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] announced that eleven parties have joined the GNU, all having signed the GNU statement of intent, adding [[United Africans Transformation|UAT]] to the list,<ref name="President30June2024" /><ref name="President30June2024YouTube" /> although the UAT later withdrew after not receiving any ministerial appointments in the Cabinet.
On 30 June 2024 president [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] announced that eleven parties had joined the GNU, all having signed the GNU statement of intent, adding [[United Africans Transformation|UAT]] to the list,<ref name="President30June2024" /><ref name="President30June2024YouTube" /> although the UAT later withdrew after not receiving any ministerial appointments in the Cabinet.


==Ministers==
==Ministers==
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  • Government of National Unity
  • Third Ramaphosa Cabinet

9th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1994 elections)
2024
President Ramaphosa in 2024
Date formed30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)
(5 months and 27 days)
People and organisations
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Deputy PresidentPaul Mashatile
No. of ministers32 ministers
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority (national unity)
287/400
Opposition partyProgressive Caucus
Opposition leaderJohn Hlophe
History
Election2024 election
Legislature termSeventh Parliament
PredecessorRamaphosa II

The Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, also referred to as the Government of National Unity (GNU), was formed following the election of Ramaphosa to a second full term as President of South Africa following the 2024 general election. His party, the African National Congress (ANC), lost its absolute majority in the parliamentary election and was reduced to a plurality in the National Assembly. Following the election, the parties engaged in negotiations on forming a coalition government. On 14 June 2024, the ANC, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and other members of the DA-led Multi-Party Charter (except the ACDP), Patriotic Alliance (PA) and Good, agreed to form a landmark national unity government, with Cyril Ramaphosa being re-elected President of South Africa. This marks the first time the ANC has had to govern without an absolute majority since the end of apartheid in 1994.[6][7]

President Ramaphosa announced his Third Cabinet on 30 June 2024.[8][9][10] The deputy president, and the initial set of ministers and deputy ministers were sworn in on 3 July 2024.[11]

Background

Main article: 2024 South African government formation

The 2024 South African general election was held in on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly.[12][13]

Support for the ruling ANC party significantly declined in the election; the ANC remained the largest party but lost the parliamentary majority that it had held since the inaugural post-apartheid election in 1994. The centrist Democratic Alliance (DA) remained in second place with a slight increase. uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), a left-wing populist party founded 6 months prior to the election and led by former president Jacob Zuma, came in third place.[14]

On 14 June 2024, the ANC, DA, IFP, and PA, agreed to form a GNU, with Cyril Ramaphosa being re-elected President of South Africa by the 28th Parliament of South Africa.[6][15][16] Ramaphosa was sworn in for a new term on 19 June 2024.[17]

Other parties to join the GNU are Good,[18] shortly after the first sitting of parliament, the PAC on the 19th, and the FF+ on 20 June.[1][2][3] The UDM decided to join on the 21st, Rise Mzansi (RISE) on the 22nd, and Al Jama-ah on 23 June.[4][5][19][20]

On 30 June 2024 president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that eleven parties had joined the GNU, all having signed the GNU statement of intent, adding UAT to the list,[8][9] although the UAT later withdrew after not receiving any ministerial appointments in the Cabinet.

Ministers

Party legend
Post Minister[10][11] Term[note 1] Party
President of South Africa His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa 2018 – ANC
Deputy President of South Africa His Excellency Paul Mashatile 2023 – ANC
Minister in the Presidency The Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni MP 2023 – ANC
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities The Hon. Sindisiwe Chikunga MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Agriculture The Hon. John Steenhuisen MP 2024 – DA
Minister of Basic Education The Hon. Siviwe Gwarube MP 2024 – DA
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies The Hon. Solly Malatsi MP 2024 – DA
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Hon. Velenkosini Hlabisa MP 2024 – IFP
Minister of Correctional Services The Hon. Pieter Groenewald MP 2024 – FF+
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans The Hon. Angie Motshekga MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Electricity and Energy The Hon. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Employment and Labour The Hon. Nomakhosazana Meth MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment The Hon. Dion George MP 2024 – DA
Minister of Finance The Hon. Enoch Godongwana MP 2021 – ANC
Minister of Health The Hon. Aaron Motsoaledi MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Higher Education The Hon. Nobuhle Nkabane MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Home Affairs The Hon. Leon Schreiber MP 2024 – DA
Minister of Human Settlements The Hon. Thembi Simelane MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Mmamoloko Kubayi MP 2021 2024 ANC
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation The Hon. Ronald Lamola MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development The Hon. Mmamoloko Kubayi MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Thembi Simelane MP 2024 2024 ANC
Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development The Hon. Mzwanele Nyhontso MP 2024 – PAC
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources The Hon. Gwede Mantashe MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation The Hon. Maropene Ramokgopa MP 2023 – ANC
Minister of Police The Hon. Senzo Mchunu MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Public Service and Administration The Hon. Mzamo Buthelezi MP 2024 – IFP
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure The Hon. Dean Macpherson MP 2024 – DA
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation The Hon. Blade Nzimande MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Small Business Development The Hon. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams MP 2021 – ANC
Minister of Social Development The Hon. Sisisi Tolashe MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture The Hon. Gayton McKenzie MP 2024 – PA
Minister of Tourism The Hon. Patricia de Lille MP 2023 – GOOD
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition The Hon. Parks Tau MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Transport The Hon. Barbara Creecy MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Water and Sanitation The Hon. Pemmy Majodina MP 2024 – ANC

Deputy ministers

Post Deputy Minister[10][11] Term[note 1] Party
Deputy Minister of Agriculture The Hon. Rosemary Nokuzola Capa MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development The Hon. Stanley Mathabatha MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Basic Education The Hon. Reginah Mhaule MP 2019 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies The Hon. Mondli Gungubele MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Ministers of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Hon. Dickson Masemola MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Zolile Burns‐Ncamashe MP 2023 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Correctional Services The Hon. Lindiwe Ntshalintshali MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Ministers of Defence and Military Veterans The Hon. Bantu Holomisa MP 2024 – UDM
The Hon. Richard Mkhungo MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy The Hon. Samantha Graham MP 2024 – DA
Deputy Ministers of Employment and Labour The Hon. Jomo Sibiya MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Phumzile Mgcina MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Ministers of Finance The Hon. David Masondo MP 2019 – ANC
The Hon. Ashor Sarupen MP 2024 – DA
Deputy Ministers of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment The Hon. Narend Singh MP 2024 – IFP
The Hon. Bernice Swarts MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Health The Hon. Joe Phaahla MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Ministers of Higher Education The Hon. Buti Manamela MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Mimmy Gondwe MP 2024 – DA
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs The Hon. Njabulo Nzuza MP 2019 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Human Settlements The Hon. Tandi Mahambehlala MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation The Hon. Alvin Botes MP 2019 – ANC
The Hon. Thandi Moraka MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development The Hon. Andries Nel MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources The Hon. Judith Tshabalala MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation The Hon. Seiso Mohai MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Ministers of Police The Hon. Polly Boshielo MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Cassel Mathale MP 2019 – ANC
Deputy Ministers in the Presidency The Hon. Nonceba Mhlauli MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Kenneth Morolong MP 2023 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration The Hon. Pinky Kekana MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure The Hon. Sihle Zikalala MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation The Hon. Nomalungelo Gina MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Small Business Development The Hon. Jane Sithole MP 2024 – DA
Deputy Minister of Social Development The Hon. Ganief Hendricks MP 2024 – ALJ
Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture The Hon. Peace Mabe MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Minister of Tourism The Hon. Maggie Sotyu MP 2024 – ANC
Deputy Ministers of Trade, Industry and Competition The Hon. Zuko Godlimpi MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Andrew Whitfield 2024 – DA
Deputy Minister of Transport The Hon. Mkhuleko Hlengwa MP 2024 – IFP
Deputy Ministers of Water and Sanitation The Hon. David Mahlobo MP 2024 – ANC
The Hon. Sello Seitlholo MP 2024 – DA
Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities The Hon. Steve Letsike MP 2024 – ANC
  1. ^ a b Where incumbents first took office in the same portfolio before the swearing-in of the current cabinet, the earliest date is used, reflecting practical continuity. However, these terms are not legally continuous. The table considers a previous term only if the portfolio name matches exactly with that in the immediately preceding period.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/pac-changes-tune-and-joins-gnu/
  3. ^ a b Gerber, Jan. "FF Plus becomes the seventh party to join GNU". News24.
  4. ^ a b https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/udm-agrees-to-be-part-of-gnu/
  5. ^ a b "RISE Mzansi becomes ninth party to join government of national unity".
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