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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, the Ministers, and the Deputy Ministers.

Members of the Current Cabinet

Following his election as President, Jacob Zuma announced his first Cabinet on 10 May 2009.^[1] On 31 October 2010 he announced a reshuffle in which two Ministers were reassigned, seven were replaced, and seventeen new Deputy Ministers were appointed.^[2] In a second reshuffle on 24 October 2011, two ministers were removed, two were reassigned to new portfolios, two deputy ministers were promoted to ministers, two deputy ministers were reassigned, and two new deputy ministers were appointed.^[3]

Portfolio	Minister	Deputy Minister(s)	Department(s)
President of South Africa	Jacob Zuma	-	-
Deputy President of South Africa	Kgalema Motlanthe	-	-
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Tina Joemat-Peterson	Pieter Mulder	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Arts and Culture	Paul Mashatile	Joe Phaahla	Arts and Culture
Basic Education	Angie Motshekga	Enver Surty	Basic Education
Communications	Dina Pule	Thembisa Stella Ndabeni	Communications
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs	Richard Baloyi	Yunus Carrim	Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Correctional Services	Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula	Ngoako Ramathlodi	Correctional Services
Defence and Military Veterans	Lindiwe Sisulu	Thabang Makwetla	Defence and Military Veterans
Economic Development	Ebrahim Patel	Enoch Godongwana	Economic Development
Energy	Dipuo Peters	Barbara Thompson	Energy
Finance	Pravin Gordhan	Nhlanhla Nene	Treasury, Stats SA
Health	Aaron Motsoaledi	Gwen Ramokgopa	Health
Higher Education and Training	Blade Nzimande	Hlengiwe Mkhize	Higher Education and Training
Home Affairs	Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma	Fatima Chohan	Home Affairs
Human Settlements	Tokyo Sexwale	Zou Kota	Human Settlements
International Relations and Cooperation	Maite Nkoana-Mashabane	Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, Marius Fransman	International Relations and Cooperation
Justice and Constitutional Development	Jeff Radebe	Andries Nel	Justice and Constitutional Development
Labour	Mildred Oliphant		Labour
Mineral Resources	Susan Shabangu	Godfrey Oliphant	Mineral Resources
Police	Nathi Mthethwa	Makhotso Sotyu	Police, ICD
Public Enterprises	Malusi Gigaba	Enoch Godongwana	Public Enterprises
Public Service and Administration	Roy Padayachie	Ayanda Dlodlo	Public Service and Administration, PSC, PALAMA
Public Works	Thembelani Nxesi		Public Works
Rural Development and Land Reform	Gugile Nkwinti	Lechesa Tsenoli	Rural Development and Land Reform
Science and Technology	Naledi Pandor	Derek Hanekom	Science and Technology
Social Development	Bathabile Dlamini	Maria Ntuli	Social Development
Sport and Recreation	Fikile Mbalula	Gert Oosthuizen	Sport and Recreation
State Security	Siyabonga Cwele		State Security Agency
Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission	Trevor Manuel		National Planning Commission
Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency	Collins Chabane	Obed Bapela	The Presidency, GCIS
Tourism	Marthinus van Schalkwyk	Thozile Xasa	Tourism
Trade and Industry	Rob Davies	Thandi Tobias, Elizabeth Thabethe	Trade and Industry
Transport	S'bu Ndebele	Jeremy Cronin	Transport
Water and Environmental Affairs	Edna Molewa	Rejoice Mabhudafhasi	Water Affairs, Environmental Affairs
Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities	Lulu Xingwana	Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu	Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities

References

^ "Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet" (Press release). Government Communication and Information System. 10 May 2009. http://www.info.gov.za/events/2009/new_cabinet.htm. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
^ "Zuma announces cabinet reshuffle". BuaNews (GCIS). 31 October 2010. http://www.buanews.gov.za/news/10/10103120251001.
^ "Zuma announces Cabinet changes". BuaNews (GCIS). 24 October 2011. http://www.buanews.gov.za/news/11/11102415251001.

Cabinet of South Africa

President of South Africa Deputy President of South Africa

Ministers	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Arts and Culture Basic Education Communications Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Correctional Services Defence and Military Veterans Economic Development Energy Finance Health Higher Education and Training Home Affairs Human Settlements International Relations and Cooperation Justice and Constitutional Development Labour Mining Police Public Enterprises Public Service and Administration Public Works Rural Development and Land Reform Science and Technology Social Development Sport and Recreation State Security The Presidency The Presidency for the NPC Tourism Trade and Industry Transport Water and Environmental Affairs Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities

National cabinets of Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)