Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services (South Africa)

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South Africa
Minister of Telecommunications
and Postal Services
Flag of South Africa.svg
Incumbent
None
Department of Telecommunications
and Postal Services
Style The Honourable
Inaugural holder Piet Welgemoed
Formation1991
Website Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services

The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services was a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, established in 2014 by President Jacob Zuma, and combined into the Minister of Communications and Telecommunications in 2018 under President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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