New Cabinet - Full Appointments

[Stuart]

for those not completely obsessed with mother's day, the new cabinet was announced today

Pretoria - The following is the full Cabinet as announced by President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.

The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa - Kgalema Petros Motlanthe.

1. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dr Pieter Mulder.

2. Minister of Arts and Culture Lulu Xingwana.

Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture Paul Mashatile.

3. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga.

Deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty.

4. Minister of Communications Siphiwe Nyanda.

Deputy Minister of Communications Dina Pule.

5. Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka.

Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Yunus Carrim.

6. Minister of Correctional Services Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Hlengiwe Mkhize.

7. Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu.

Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla.

8. Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel.

Deputy Minister of Economic Development Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde.

9. Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters.

10. Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene.

11. Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Deputy Minister of Health Dr Molefi Sefularo.

12. Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande.

13. Minister of Home Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba.

14. Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale.

Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zou Kota.

15. Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation (1) Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim.

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation (2) Sue van der Merwe.

16. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Jeff Radebe.

Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Andries Nel.

17. Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana.

18. Minister of Mining Susan Shabangu.

19. Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa.

Deputy Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula.

20. Minister of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan.

Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Enoch Godongwana.

21. Minister for the Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi.

Deputy Minister for the Public Service and Administration Roy Padayachie.

22. Minister of Public Works Geoff Doidge.

Deputy Minister of Public Works Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu.

23. Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti.

Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Dr Joe Phaahla.

24. Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom.

25. Minister of Social Development Edna Molewa.

Deputy Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini.

26. Minister of Sport and Recreation Makhenkesi Stofile.

Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation Gert Oosthuizen.

27. Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele.

28. Minister in The Presidency (1) National Planning Commission Trevor Manuel.

29. Minister in The Presidency (2) Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency Collins Chabane.

30. Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk.

Deputy Minister of Tourism Thozile Xasa.

31. Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies.

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (1) Thandi Tobias.

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (2) Maria Ntuli.

32. Minister of Transport Sbusiso Joel Ndebele.

Deputy Minister of Transport Jeremy Cronin.

33. Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica.

Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabhudafhasi.

34. Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya.

[Prime]

You have got to be kidding, Blade Mzimande for minister of Higher education? The universities will not take kindly to any unionist.

Home Affairs is still doomed to failure.

I can see Tokyo Sexwhale as minister of settlements, ever the capitalist. I wonder what will happen when Mvelephadla holdings is part of a dispute over land for mining

Will the Dalai Llama sue van der Merwe?

The minister of public works looks dodge



I don't think we have enough ministers, what about Minister of corruption and fraud, Minister of propaganda and Minister of public braodcasts? we want the public to think the SABC is not a tool of the goverment


That should be more than enough to steal the taxpayers money

[Stuart]

interesting changes to me are ...

trevor manuel moving from finance ... WHY?

and, i see we have another clueless communications minister. this shuld drag us kicking and screaming into the 19th century. wonderful news for our broadband hopes ...

[StarPhoenix]

What? A non ANC minister? FF+ nogal?

I wonder how many of these ministers have a clue what they are doing.

I would have nominated jiffy as the minister of telecomms.

[Stuart]

should anything in sa politics surprise us any more?

[jee]

eish, i thought Paolo Jordan would get communication...

[Hex_Rated]

Home affairs, WTF?

[Stuart]

Home affairs, WTF?

i think her goal is to make every position on the cabinet by the time she dies.

[WiK1d]

trevor manuel moving from finance ... WHY?

This was expected. The sad thing for me is Pandor who isn't in education anymore, she was doing a good job. Don't fix what ain't broke.

[Stuart]

i realise it was expected; i was just kinda hoping it was a rumour started by the developers of duke nukem forever. manuel in finance was one of the better moves in recent years.

[Hex_Rated]

Home affairs, WTF?

i think her goal is to make every position on the cabinet by the time she dies.

Which is hopefully soon, her stupidity has already been a death sentence to many others.

[Prime]

trevor manuel moving from finance ... WHY?

This was expected. The sad thing for me is Pandor who isn't in education anymore, she was doing a good job. Don't fix what ain't broke.

you are being sarcastic right?

[rant] as a result of the standard of education declining so much, the first year bsc and engineering students at Rau are failing on their bottoms at calculus because despite having an A for maths in matric, their maths skills suck.

Wits teaches their engineering students an english course in first year.

Consequently, the department of illiteracy wants withdraw subsidies for universities. They are to stupid to see that they made this mess!!

its ridiculous that french is not allowed as a second language for high school pupils wishing to study further in south africa. Most of the rest of africa speaks it.

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