Second Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa

The Second Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa was the cabinet of the government of South Africa between 29 May 2019 and 19 June 2024. It was formed by President Ramaphosa after the 2019 general election and dissolved after the 2024 general election. In the interim it was reshuffled twice – once in August 2021 and once in March 2023 – and augmented in size from 28 ministers to 30 ministers.

Second Ramaphosa Cabinet

8th Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
(since the 1994 elections)
2019–2024
President Ramaphosa in 2022
Date formed29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
Date dissolved19 June 2024 (2024-06-19)
(5 years and 21 days)
People and organisations
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Deputy President
No. of ministers30 ministers
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyDemocratic Alliance
Opposition leader
History
Election2019 election
Legislature termSixth Parliament
PredecessorRamaphosa I
SuccessorRamaphosa III

History

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May 2019 appointment

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The African National Congress (ANC) won a majority in the 2019 general election and President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected to his first full term as President of South Africa. After his inauguration on 25 May 2019,[1] he announced his cabinet on 29 May.[2][3] The newly appointed ministers were sworn in the next day by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria.[4][5]

The cabinet was the third cabinet in Africa to reach complete gender parity in its composition and the first gender-equal cabinet in South African history.[6] All of its members were affiliated with Ramaphosa's ANC, except for Patricia de Lille, the leader of Good, who was appointed as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. De Lille said that her party would remain an opposition party in the National Assembly, her appointment to government notwithstanding.[7]

Ramaphosa reduced the size of the cabinet from 36 to 28 portfolios through the amalgamation of several departments.[8] These changes were:

August 2021 reshuffle

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On 5 August 2021, Ramaphosa announced a major cabinet reshuffle, occasioned by the resignations of Minister Zweli Mkhize and Minister Tito Mboweni and the deaths of Minister Jackson Mthembu and Deputy Minister Bavelile Hlongwa.[9] The reshuffle also involved changes to the security ministries in response to the recent civil unrest.[10]

Most notably, the Ministry of State Security was abolished, and authority for the State Security Agency moved instead to the Presidency, where it was held by a newly appointed Deputy Minister in the Presidency with responsibility for state security.[11] In addition, the Ministry of Human Settlements and Ministry of Water and Sanitation were separated again, after their abortive two-year union as the Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.[9]

March 2023 reshuffle

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On 6 March 2023, Ramaphosa again reshuffled his cabinet, this time in the aftermath of his victory at the ANC's 55th National Conference.[12] The reshuffle was occasioned in large part by the resignation of David Mabuza as Deputy President of South Africa; he was replaced by Paul Mashatile.[13]

Alongside other changes, Ramaphosa created two new Ministers in the Presidency: the Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, with responsibility for the ongoing South African energy crisis, and the Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, with responsibility for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.[14]

2022 motion of no confidence

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During his speech at the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 14 February 2022, the Leader of the Opposition, John Steenhuisen of the Democratic Alliance (DA), announced that he had tabled a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet, excluding President Ramaphosa, in terms of Section 102(1) of the Constitution.[15][16] This was the first time in South African history that a motion of no confidence in the cabinet was tabled.[17]

On 10 March, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, announced that the debate and vote on the motion of no confidence against the Cabinet would be held on 30 March.[18] The DA requested that the vote be held by secret ballot, but Mapisa-Nqakula rejected their request on 25 March.[19] In the vote of 30 March, the motion was defeated in the National Assembly by a margin of 100 votes (131 in favour, 231 opposed and one abstention).[20] The DA, the Economic Freedom Fighters, the United Democratic Movement, the African Transformation Movement, and the Freedom Front Plus voted in favour of the motion, while the ANC, Good, the National Freedom Party, the Inkatha Freedom Party, and Al Jama-ah voted against it.[21]

List of ministers

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Parties
African National Congress
Good
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
His Excellency David Mabuza 2018 2023 ANC
Minister in the Presidency The Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni MP 2023 2024 ANC
' The Hon. Mondli Gungubele MP 2021 2023 ANC
' The Hon. Jackson Mthembu 2019 2021 ANC
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity The Hon. Kgosientso Ramokgopa 2023 2024 ANC
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation The Hon. Maropene Ramokgopa 2023 2024 ANC
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities The Hon. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma MP 2023 2024 ANC
The Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane MP 2019 2023 ANC
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development The Hon. Thoko Didiza MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Basic Education The Hon. Angie Motshekga MP 2009 2024 ANC
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies The Hon. Mondli Gungubele MP 2023 2024 ANC
' The Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni MP 2021 2023 ANC
' The Hon. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams 2019 2021 ANC
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs The Hon. Thembi Nkadimeng MP 2023 2024 ANC
The Hon. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma MP 2019 2023 ANC
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans The Hon. Thandi Modise 2021 2024 ANC
' The Hon. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula MP 2012 2021 ANC
Minister of Employment and Labour The Hon. Thulas Nxesi MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries The Hon. Barbara Creecy MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Finance The Hon. Enoch Godongwana MP 2021 2024 ANC
' The Hon. Tito Mboweni 2018 2021 ANC
Minister of Health The Hon. Joe Phaahla 2021 2024 ANC
' The Hon. Zweli Mkhize MP 2019 2021 ANC
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology The Hon. Blade Nzimande MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Home Affairs The Hon. Aaron Motsoaledi MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Human Settlements The Hon. Mmamoloko Kubayi MP 2021 2024 ANC
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation The Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu MP 2019 2021 ANC
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation The Hon. Naledi Pandor MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services The Hon. Ronald Lamola MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy The Hon. Gwede Mantashe MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Police The Hon. Bheki Cele MP 2018 2024 ANC
Minister of Public Enterprises The Hon. Pravin Gordhan MP 2018 2024 ANC
Minister of Public Service and Administration The Hon. Noxolo Kiviet MP 2023 2024 ANC
' The Hon. Ayanda Dlodlo MP 2021 2023 ANC
' The Hon. Senzo Mchunu MP 2019 2021 ANC
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure The Hon. Sihle Zikalala MP 2023 2024 ANC
The Hon. Patricia de Lille MP 2019 2023 Good
Minister of Small Business Development The Hon. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams MP 2021 2024 ANC
' The Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni MP 2019 2021 ANC
Minister of Social Development The Hon. Lindiwe Zulu MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture The Hon. Zizi Kodwa MP 2023 2024 ANC
The Hon. Nathi Mthethwa MP 2019 2023 ANC
Minister of State Security The Hon. Ayanda Dlodlo MP 2019 2021 ANC
Minister of Tourism The Hon. Patricia de Lille MP 2023 2024 Good
' The Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu MP 2021 2023 ANC
' The Hon. Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane MP 2019 2021 ANC
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition The Hon. Ebrahim Patel MP 2019 2024 ANC
Minister of Transport The Hon. Sindisiwe Chikunga MP 2023 2024 ANC
The Hon. Fikile Mbalula MP 2019 2023 ANC
Minister of Water and Sanitation The Hon. Senzo Mchunu MP 2021 2024 ANC

List of deputy ministers

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Although deputy ministers are not members of the cabinet, they are appointed by the president and assist cabinet ministers in the execution of their duties. During the term of Ramaphosa's second cabinet, they were, like the cabinet, appointed in May 2019[22] and reshuffled in August 2021[23] and March 2023.[13]

The Ministries of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation; Water and Sanitation; International Relations and Cooperation; Trade, Industry and Competition; Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; and Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development all had two deputy ministers throughout their tenure. In addition, in 2021, Ramaphosa appointed a second Deputy Minister in the Presidency without portfolio, in addition to the specialised Deputy Ministers in the Presidency (the Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities; the Deputy Minister in the Presidency for State Security from 2021 to 2023; and the Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation from 2023). The Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Electricity did not have a deputy.[13]

Post Deputy Minister Term Party
Deputy Minister in the Presidency 1st Nomasonto Motaung 2023 2024 ANC
Thembi Siweya 2019 2023 ANC
Deputy Minister in the Presidency 2nd Kenneth Morolong 2023 2024 ANC
Pinky Kekana 2021 2023 ANC
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Pinky Kekana 2023 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for State Security Zizi Kodwa 2021 2023 ANC
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sisisi Tolashe 2023 2024 ANC
Hlengiwe Mkhize 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development 1st Rosemary Capa 2021 2024 ANC
Sdumo Dlamini 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development 2nd Mcebisi Skwatsha 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Basic Education Reginah Mhaule 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Philly Mapulane 2021 2024 ANC
Pinky Kekana 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 1st Parks Tau 2023 2024 ANC
Thembi Nkadimeng 2021 2023 ANC
Parks Tau 2019 2020 ANC
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2nd Zolile Burns-Ncamashe 2023 2024 ANC
Obed Bapela 2019 2023 ANC
Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Patekile Holomisa 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Maggie Sotyu 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Finance David Masondo 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Health Sibongiseni Dhlomo 2021 2024 ANC
Joe Phaahla 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Buti Manamela 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Njabulo Nzuza 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Pam Tshwete 2021 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 1st Pam Tshwete 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 2nd David Mahlobo 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 1st Alvin Botes 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 2nd Candith Mashego-Dlamini 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development John Jeffery 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Nobuhle Nkabane 2021 2024 ANC
Bavelile Hlongwa 2019 2019 ANC
Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Obed Bapela 2023 2024 ANC
Phumulo Masualle 2019 2023 ANC
Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration Chana Pilane-Majake 2021 2024 ANC
Sindy Chikunga 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Bernice Swarts 2023 2024 ANC
Noxolo Kiviet 2019 2023 ANC
Deputy Minister of Small Business Development Dipuo Peters 2023 2024 ANC
Sdumo Dlamini 2021 2023 ANC
Rosemary Capa 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Social Development Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nocawe Mafu 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Tourism Fish Mahlalela 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition 1st Fikile Majola 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition 2nd Nomalungelo Gina 2019 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Transport Lisa Mangcu 2023 2024 ANC
Sindy Chikunga 2021 2023 ANC
Dikeledi Magadzi 2019 2021 ANC
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation 1st David Mahlobo 2021 2024 ANC
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation 2nd Judith Tshabalala 2023 2024 ANC
Dikeledi Magadzi 2021 2023 ANC

See also

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References

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