Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa

Third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa
  • Government of National Unity
  • Third Ramaphosa Cabinet

9th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1994 elections)2024
Cyril Ramaphosa (2018)
Date formed30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)People and organisationsPresidentCyril RamaphosaNo. of ministers32Member party
Status in legislatureMajority (National unity)
287/400
Opposition party
  • uMkhonto weSizwe
Opposition leaderJohn HlopheHistoryElection2024 electionPredecessorRamaphosa II

The Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa 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), the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), 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]

Background

The 2024 South African general election was held in on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly.[8][9]

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 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.[10]

On 14 June 2024, the ANC, DA, IFP, and PA, agreed to form a national unity government, with Cyril Ramaphosa being re-elected President of South Africa by the 28th Parliament of South Africa.[6]

As result of the new national unity government, key positions within the cabinet will see turnover as part of the coalition process.[11][12] Ramaphosa was sworn in for a new term on 19 June 2024, and the new cabinet is expected to be announced shortly thereafter.[13]

Other parties to join the national unity government are GOOD,[14] 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 on the 22nd and Al Jama-ah on 23 June.[4][5][15]

Ministers

Party legend
Post Minister Term 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 for Electricity and Energy The Hon. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa MP 2023 – ANC
Minister of Employment and Labour The Hon. Nomakhosazana Meth MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 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. Mmamoloko Kubayi MP 2021 – ANC
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation The Hon. Ronald Lamola MP 2024 – ANC
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development The Hon. Thembi Nkadimeng MP 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 2019 – ANC
Minister for 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

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/political-parties/ff-plus-becomes-the-seventh-party-to-join-gnu-20240620
  4. ^ a b https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/udm-agrees-to-be-part-of-gnu/
  5. ^ a b https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/rise-mzansi-becomes-ninth-party-to-join-government-of-national-unity-9c091e64-45d0-40dd-b729-3e125309ed44
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  12. ^ "South African President Ramaphosa set for re-election as DA gives backing". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  13. ^ "Cyril Ramaphosa reelected as South African president". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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  15. ^ https://www.algoafm.co.za/politics/gnu-now-comprises-ten-political-parties
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