Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader,Ramaphosa is also the president (leader) of the African National Congress (ANC).
Mosima Gabriel "Tokyo" Sexwale is a South African businessman,politician,anti-apartheid activist,and former political prisoner. For many years,Sexwale was imprisoned on Robben Island for his anti-apartheid activities,alongside figures such as Nelson Mandela. After the 1994 general election—the first fully democratic election in South Africa—Sexwale became the Premier of Gauteng Province.
Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma,sometimes referred to by her initials NDZ,is a South African politician,medical doctor and former anti-apartheid activist. A longstanding member of the African National Congress (ANC),she currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Limpopo.
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.
Samson Gwede Mantashe is a South African politician and former trade unionist who is currently serving as the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy,with the function of Minister of Electricity and Energy having been accorded to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Mantashe was Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy from May 2019 to June 2024,and Minister of Mineral Resources from February 2018 to May 2019. He is also serving his second term as the national chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC).
Mohamed Enver Surty is a South African politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Basic Education in the cabinet of President Cyril Ramaphosa from 2009 till 2019. He is a member of the African National Congress.
Matsie Angelina "Angie" Motshekga is a South African politician and educator who is currently serving as the Minister of Defense and Military Veterans since 3 July 2024. She is currently serving as the acting president of the Republic of South Africa since 17 August 2024,as President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the 44th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community in Harare,Zimbabwe. Motshekga also served as the Minister of Basic Education from May 2009 to 2024. 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.
Susan Shabangu is a South African politician and former trade unionist. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa between May 1994 and June 2019. During that time she was a cabinet minister from 2009 to 2019.
Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele is a South African politician who served in the cabinet of South Africa from September 2008 to May 2019,most recently as the Minister of Home Affairs between 2018 and 2019. He was appointed as the South African Ambassador to China in December 2020. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and represented the party in Parliament from 1994 to 2019.
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.
Tshepo Motsepe is a South African physician and businesswoman. She is the First Lady of South Africa,as the wife of Cyril Ramaphosa,the President of South Africa. She is the older sister of Bridgette Radebe and her brother is Patrice Motsepe.
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.
Pinky Sharon Kekana is a South African politician from Limpopo who is currently the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she has served in the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014 and in the national executive since February 2018.
Mondli Gungubele is a South African politician and trade unionist 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 Executive Mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (2010–2016),as Deputy Minister of Finance (2018–2019),as Chairperson of the Social Development Committee (2019–2021) and as Minister in the Presidency (2021–2023).
Mathume Joseph Phaahla is a South African politician who served as the Minister of Health from August 2021 until the elections of 29 May 2024. He was formerly the Deputy Minister of Health from May 2014 to August 2021,and on 30 June 2024,President Cyril Ramaphosa reappointed back to Deputy Minister of Health. He had been a deputy minister since May 2009,when he joined the National Assembly. He is also a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC).
Makgathatso Charlotte Chana Pilane-Majake is a South African politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration till 2024. She formerly held the same office between February 2018 and May 2019. A member of the African National Congress,she represented the Gauteng constituency in the National Assembly.
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.
Ronald Ozzy Lamola is a South African lawyer and politician who is the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 22 May 2019 as a member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was Minister of Justice and Correctional Services from May 2019 to June 2024. He is a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and National Working Committee. Lamola had previously been involved in the African National Congress Youth League.
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 is also the current head of the African National Congress's economic transformation subcommittee in the national executive committee (NEC). 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.
Ncediso Goodenough "Zizi" Kodwa is a South African politician and communications strategist who served as the Minister of Sports,Arts and Culture from March 2023 until his resignation in June 2024. Before that,he was the Deputy Minister of State Security from 2019 to 2023. He was formerly the national spokesperson of the African National Congress (ANC) from 2014 to 2018.
