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President Cyril Ramaphosa's new cabinet is a mixed bag of new faces, old faces in new jobs and ministers who have remained in their positions.
Ramaphosa announced long-awaited changes to his cabinet on Monday.
Four ministers have been cut or have moved on, Nathi Mthethwa, Lindiwe Sisulu, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Fikile Mbalula, who will take a full-time post at Luthuli House as the ANC's secretary-general.
Some of the ministers who remained in their positions are basic education minister Angie Motshekga, higher education minister Blade Nzimande, minister of labour Thulas Nxesi, trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel and finance minister Enoch Godongwana.
ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile is the country's new deputy president.
Here's what you need to know about the new ministers. Let us know what you think about their appointment.
Kgosientso “Sputla” Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa is the new minister in the presidency responsible for electricity and will “deal with the immediate crisis of electricity and significantly reduce the frequency of load-shedding as a matter of urgency”.
The civil engineering graduate was Tshwane mayor from 2010 to 2016. He was also a member of the executive council in the Gauteng government in 2019.
He was MEC for economic development, agriculture, and environment for less than five months before he resigned amid reported pressure from the ANC to replace a male MEC with a woman.
Sindisiwe Chikunga
Chikunga was appointed minister of transport, taking over from Mbalula.
She was appointed deputy minister of transport in 2021 and served as the deputy minister of public service and administration from 2019 to 2021.
Previously, Chikunga served on parliament's correctional services portfolio committee, joint budget portfolio committee, housing portfolio committee, auditor-general and joint standing committee on defence and as chairperson of the portfolio committee on police from 2009 to 2012.
She has been an MP since 2004.
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