Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma,sometimes referred to by her initials NDZ,is a South African politician,doctor and anti-apartheid activist,currently serving as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. She was South Africa's Minister of Health from 1994 to 1999,under President Nelson Mandela,Minister of Foreign Affairs,under both President Thabo Mbeki and President Kgalema Motlanthe,Minister of Home Affairs in the first term of former President Jacob Zuma and Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission for Policy and Evaluation under President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Baleka Mbete is a South African politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from May 2014 to May 2019. She was previously Speaker of the National Assembly from 2004 to 2008,and Deputy President of South Africa from 2008 to 2009 under Kgalema Motlanthe. She was elected National Chairperson of the African National Congress in 2007 and re-elected in 2012 and served until 18 December 2017. On the 18th of December 2017,during the ANC's 54th conference,Gwede Mantashe was elected Mbete's successor as National Chairperson of the ANC.
Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor is a South African politician,educator and academic serving as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since 2019. She has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress (ANC) since 1994.
Lynne Brown is a South African politician who is a former Minister of Public Enterprises and former Premier of the Western Cape Province. She was born in Cape Town and grew up in Mitchell's Plain. She was appointed Premier of the Western Cape following the resignation of Ebrahim Rasool in July 2008. Previously,she was Minister for Economic Development and Tourism. She is a member of the African National Congress and elected member of its National Executive Committee in 2007 and 2012. She is from a coloured background and was the fourth coloured premier of the Western Cape,the second from the African National Congress,and the first openly gay person to be appointed to a cabinet post in any African government.
Fikile April Mbalula is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Transport. He previously served as both Minister and Deputy Minister of Police and Minister of Sports and Recreation. Mbalula is a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress and former leader of the African National Congress Youth League. He is ethnically a Mpondomise,his clan name is Jola. Mbalula also serves as the head of elections for the African National Congress.
Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu is a South African politician,member of parliament since 1994,and member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress currently serving as Minister of Tourism since August 2021. She previously served as Minister of Housing,Minister of Defence and Military Veterans,Minister of Public Service and Administration from 2012 to 2014. and Minister of Human Settlements,Water &Sanitation from 2014 to 2021.
Bhekokwakhe "Bheki" Hamilton Cele has been the South African Minister of Police since February 2018. He was National Commissioner of the South African Police Service for two years,until misconduct allegations led to his suspension in October 2011 and removal in June 2012. He has also served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries,on the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council,and in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature. He is a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress,and was imprisoned on Robben Island during apartheid.
Max Vuyisile Sisulu is a South African politician who was Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2009 to 2014. He was elected to the position on 6 May 2009,succeeding Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde and becoming the first male post-apartheid speaker of the National Assembly. He is also the first Black male to become speaker.
Matsie Angelina "Angie" Motshekga is a South African politician and educator serving as the Minister of Basic Education since May 2009. She was also appointed as an acting president of the Republic of South Africa on 2 July 2021,as President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the state funeral of Kenneth Kaunda in Zambia. She was previously a Member of the Executive Council in the Gauteng provincial government. Motshekga is a member of the African National Congress. She is a former president of the party's women's league.
Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane is a South African politician who is the Minister of Women,Youth and Persons with Disabilities. She was Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2018 to 2019,and previously served as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from 2009 to 2018. Nkoana-Mashabane is also a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC).
The 25th South African Parliament was the fourth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the general election of 22 April 2009,and first met on 6 May of that year to elect Jacob Zuma as the fourth President of South Africa. It was formally opened by the newly elected President's State of the Nation address in a joint sitting on 3 June 2009. The ANC retained its majority,although it was reduced to 264 seats out of 400 (66%) in the National Assembly,while the Democratic Alliance increased its lead of the opposition,taking 67 seats (16.75%). The Speaker of the National Assembly was Max Sisulu of the ANC and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces was M. J. Mahlangu,also of the ANC.
Marius Llewellyn Fransman is a retired South African politician and teacher. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2014 to 2016,and as Chairperson of the Western Cape African National Congress from 2011 to 2016. He served as Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in the cabinet of Jacob Zuma. From 2009 to 2014,he was a Member of the National Assembly. Fransman served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 1999 to 2009,and again from 2014 to 2016.
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy is a minister in the cabinet of the South African national government. The portfolio was called the Ministry of Minerals and Energy until May 2009,when President Jacob Zuma split it into two separate portfolios under the Ministry of Mining and the Ministry of Energy. Ten years later,in May 2019,his successor President Cyril Ramaphosa reunited the portfolios as the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy.
The following lists events that happened during 2017 in South Africa.
Ayanda Dlodlo is a South African politician,former cabinet minister and member of the African National Congress (ANC). Her former ministerial portfolio in Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet was Minister of Public Service and Administration from 5 August 2021 until 4 April 2022. Prior to that position,she was the Minister of State Security from 30 May 2019 until 5 August 2021.
Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize was a South African politician,who served as Minister of Higher Education and Training under President Jacob Zuma.
Mondli Gungubele is a South African politician,trade union leader and educator who is the current Minister in the Presidency and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress. He previously served as Executive Mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (2010–2016),as Deputy Minister of Finance (2018–2019) and as Chairperson of the Social Development Committee (2019–2021).
Mmamoloko Tryphosa Kubayi is a South African politician who is the Minister of Human Settlements and a Member of the National Assembly for the African National Congress (ANC). She was the Minister of Energy in 2017,the Minister of Communications from 2017 to 2018,the Minister of Science and Technology from 2018 to 2019,and the Minister of Tourism from 2019 to 2021.
Rosemary Nokuzola Capa is a South African politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture,Rural Development and Land Reform since August 2021. She was Deputy Minister of Small Business Development from May 2019 to August 2021. A member of the African National Congress,she has been a Member of the National Assembly since May 2014. From June 2014 to May 2019,she was the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Mohlopi Philemon Mapulane is a South African politician who is the current Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress. He previously served as Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency from 2016 to 2019,as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs from 2016 to 2019,as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education,Science and Technology from 2019 to 2021,and as Chairperson of the Powers and Privileges of Parliament Committee from 2020 to 2021.
