Cabinet of South Africa

The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa. It is made up of the President, the Deputy President, and the Ministers.

Composition and selection

The Cabinet consists of the President, as head, the Deputy President and ministers. The President appoints the Deputy President, ministers and deputy ministers, assigns their powers and functions, and may dismiss them. The President may select any number of ministers from the members of the National Assembly, and may select no more than two ministers from outside the assembly.

A member of the Cabinet is appointed by the President to be the leader of government business in the National Assembly. That leader is currently Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Members of the Current Cabinet

See also: History of the Cabinet of South Africa

On 24 May 2014, Jacob Zuma was inaugurated as the President of the Republic of South Africa for his second term in office. Shortly after, on 25 May 2014, he announced his new cabinet. While some ministers from the previous cabinet have retained their posts, most of the cabinet is made up of either new appointments, or in other cases, previous cabinet ministers have been shifted new portfolios. There are a total of 35 ministerial portfolios in the cabinet.

Portfolio	Minister	Party	Deputy Minister	Party
President of South Africa	Jacob Zuma	ANC	-	-
Deputy President of South Africa	Cyril Ramaphosa	ANC	-	-
Minister in the Presidency	Jeff Radebe	SACP	Buti Manamela	SACP
Minister of Women in the Presidency	Susan Shabangu	ANC	-	-
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Senzeni Zokwana	SACP	Bheki Cele	ANC
Arts and Culture	Nathi Mthethwa	ANC	Rejoice Mabudafhasi	ANC
Basic Education	Angie Motshekga	ANC	Enver Surty	ANC
Communications	Faith Muthambi	ANC	Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams	ANC
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs	David van Rooyen	ANC	Andries Nel Obed Bapela	ANC
Defence and Military Veterans	Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula	ANC	Kebby Maphatsoe	ANC
Economic Development	Ebrahim Patel	SACP	Madala Masuku	ANC
Energy	Tina Joemat-Pettersson	ANC	Thembi Majola	ANC
Environmental Affairs	Edna Molewa	ANC	Barbara Thomson	ANC
Finance	Pravin Gordhan	ANC	Mcebisi Jonas	ANC
Health	Aaron Motsoaledi	ANC	Joe Phaahla	ANC
Higher Education and Training	Blade Nzimande	SACP	Mduduzi Manana	ANC
Home Affairs	Malusi Gigaba	SACP	Fatima Chohan	ANC
Human Settlements	Lindiwe Sisulu	ANC	Zoe Kota-Hendricks	ANC
International Relations and Cooperation	Maite Nkoana-Mashabane	ANC	Noma-India Mfeketho, Lluwelyn Landers	ANC
Justice and Correctional Services	Michael Masutha	ANC	John Jeffery Thabang Makwetla	ANC
Labour	Mildred Oliphant	ANC	Inkosi Patekile Holomisa	ANC
Mineral Resources	Ngoako Ramatlhodi	SACP	Godfrey Oliphant	ANC
Police	Nkosinathi Nhleko	ANC	Maggie Sotyu	ANC
Public Enterprises	Lynne Brown	ANC	Gratitude Magwanishe	ANC
Public Service and Administration	Collins Chabane	ANC	Ayanda Dlodlo	ANC
Public Works	Thulas Nxesi	ANC	Jeremy Cronin	SACP
Rural Development and Land Reform	Gugile Nkwinti	ANC	Mcebisi Skwatsha Candith Mashego-Dlamini	ANC
Science and Technology	Naledi Pandor	ANC	Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi	NFP
Small Business Development	Lindiwe Zulu	ANC	Elizabeth Thabethe	ANC
Social Development	Bathabile Dlamini	ANC	Henrietta Bogopane-Zulu	ANC
Sport and Recreation	Fikile Mbalula	ANC	Gert Oosthuizen	ANC
State Security	David Mahlobo	ANC	Ellen Molekane	ANC
Telecommunications and Postal Services	Siyabonga Cwele	ANC	Hlengiwe Mkhize	ANC
Tourism	Derek Hanekom	ANC	Thokozile Xasa	ANC
Trade and Industry	Rob Davies	SACP	Mzwandile Masina	ANC
Transport	Dipuo Peters	ANC	Sindiswe Chikunga	ANC
Water and Sanitation	Nomvula Mokonyane	SACP	Pam Tshwete	ANC