Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served as the 2nd democratic president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008,when he resigned at the request of his party,the African National Congress (ANC). Before that,he was deputy president under Nelson Mandela from 1994 to 1999.
Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor is a South African politician,educator and academic who served as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation until 2024. She also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress (ANC) from 1994 to 2024.
Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota is a South African anti-Apartheid revolutionary for the African National Congress (ANC) who served jail time with Nelson Mandela from 1985 and who left the ANC to form the Congress of the People (Cope) splinter party in 2008. He has served as its President since 16 December 2008.
Angela Thokozile Didiza is a South African politician serving as Speaker of the National Assembly since 14 June 2024. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she was formerly the Minister of Agriculture,Land Reform and Rural Development between May 2019 and June 2024. She served an earlier stint in the cabinet between 1999 and 2008.
Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi is a South African politician who was the Minister of Public Service and Administration from June 1999 to September 2008. Before that,from July 1996 to June 1999,she was Minister of Welfare and Population Development. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2008 and is a former deputy chairperson of the South African Communist Party (SACP).
South Africa since 1994 transitioned from the system of apartheid to one of majority rule. The election of 1994 resulted in a change in government with the African National Congress (ANC) coming to power. The ANC retained power after subsequent elections in 1999,2004,2009,2014,and 2019. Children born during this period are known as the born-free generation,and those aged eighteen or older,were able to vote for the first time in 2014.
The 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) was held in Polokwane,Limpopo,from 16 to 20 December 2007. At the conference,Jacob Zuma and his supporters were elected to the party's top leadership and National Executive Committee (NEC),dealing a significant defeat to national President Thabo Mbeki,who had sought a third term in the ANC presidency. The conference was a precursor to the general election of 2009,which the ANC was extremely likely to win and which did indeed lead to Zuma's ascension to the presidency of South Africa. Mbeki was prohibited from serving a third term as national President but,if re-elected ANC President,could likely have leveraged that office to select his successor.
Samson Gwede Mantashe is a South African politician and former trade unionist who is currently serving as the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. He has been responsible for the mineral resources portfolio since February 2018,formerly as Minister of Mineral Resources from February 2018 to May 2019 and then as Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy from May 2019 to June 2024. He is also serving his second term as the national chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC).
Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu is a South African politician. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa between April 1994 and March 2023. During that time,from 2001 to 2023,she served continuously in the cabinet as a minister under four consecutive presidents. President Cyril Ramaphosa sacked her from his cabinet in March 2023,precipitating her resignation from the National Assembly.
Mathole Serofo Motshekga is a retired South African politician and lawyer. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa between May 2009 and May 2024,during which time he was the Chief Whip of the Majority Party from 2009 to 2013. Before that,he was the second Premier of Gauteng from 1998 to 1999.
Cassel Mathale is a South African politician who was the third Premier of Limpopo between March 2009 and July 2013. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Police in the South African government and before that was Deputy Minister of Small Business Development from February 2018 to May 2019.
Edward Senzo Mchunu is a South African politician currently serving as Minister of Police since 30 June 2024. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),he has been a cabinet minister since May 2019. He was formerly the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal between 22 August 2013 and 23 May 2016.
Andries Carl Nel is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and was a human rights lawyer during apartheid.
Godfrey Phumulo Masualle is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly since May 2019. He was Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises from May 2019 to March 2023,and before that he was the sixth Premier of the Eastern Cape from May 2014 to May 2019.
Buti Kgwaridi Manamela is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education,Science and Technology since October 2017. He was formerly the Deputy Minister in the Presidency from 2014 to 2017,and he has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly since May 2009.
Amos Fish Mahlalela is a South African politician from Mpumalanga who was the Deputy Minister of Tourism from May 2019 until June 2024 and represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from May 2014 until May 2024. In June 2023,he was additionally elected as the Provincial Chairperson of the ANC Veterans' League in Mpumalanga.
Kwati Candith Mashego-Dlamini is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. She served as the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from May 2019 until June 2024,and she also served as Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2014 to 2019.
Elizabeth Thabethe was a South African politician and former trade unionist from Gauteng. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa for five terms from May 1994 to May 2019. Between 2005 and 2019,she served as a deputy minister in the national governments of four successive presidents. After leaving the National Assembly,she was special investment envoy to President Cyril Ramaphosa until her death in March 2021.
Gerhardus Willem Koornhof is a South African politician and economist who serves as the Parliamentary Counsellor to President Cyril Ramaphosa. When Ramaphosa served as deputy president,Koornhof was his parliament counsellor. An MP since 1994,Koornhof currently represents the African National Congress,though he previously represented United Democratic Movement between 1999 and 2003 and the National Party/New National Party before that.
Zoliswa Albertina Kota-Mpeko is a South African politician from the Western Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she served as Deputy Minister of Human Settlements between May 2009 and May 2019. She served six terms in the National Assembly of South Africa.
