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The cabinet of South Africa consists of the president, deputy president, and ministers. [2] The president appoints the deputy president and ministers, assigns the ministers’ powers and functions, and may dismiss them. [3] The deputy president must be a member of the National Assembly. [4] The president may select any number of ministers.
The executive branch of the national government of South Africa is divided into the cabinet and the civil service, as in the Westminster system. Public administration, the day-to-day implementation of legislation and policy, is managed by government departments (including state agencies with department status), which are usually headed by permanent civil servants with the title of director ...
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 Zuma's second cabinet, they were, like the cabinet, appointed on 25 May 2014, [ 1 ] with the exception of Deputy Minister Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi , the leader of the ...
The third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, also known as the Government of National Unity (GNU), is the incumbent cabinet of the Government of South Africa.It was appointed on 30 June 2024 after Ramaphosa's African National Congress (ANC) lost its absolute majority in the May 2024 general election and formed a ten-member coalition government.
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.
In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. [1] The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members, [2] who have the title "Member of the Executive Council", commonly abbreviated to "MEC".
The political head of the department is the Minister of Trade and Industry, who is assisted by a Deputy Minister. As of 2023, the minister is Ebrahim Patel and the deputy ministers are Nomalungelo Gina and Fikile Majola. The executive head of the department is the Director-General of Trade and Industry. [2]
Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane MP (born 1 August 1979) currently serves as the Minister of Higher Education in the cabinet of South Africa, having been sworn in on 3 July 2024. [1] She previously served as the Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy from 2021 until 2024.