Solly Malatsi | |
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Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies | |
Assumed office 3 July 2024 [1] | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Deputy | Mondli Gungubele |
Preceded by | Mondli Gungubele |
Deputy Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance | |
Assumed office 2 April 2023 Servingwith Anton Bredell and JP Smith | |
Leader | John Steenhuisen |
Chairperson | Ivan Meyer |
National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance | |
In office 18 August 2022 –15 July 2024 Servingwith Cilliers Brink (September 2022 - February 2023);Werner Horn (21 April 2023 - 15 July 2024) | |
Leader | John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane |
Preceded by | Siviwe Gwarube |
Succeeded by | Karabo Khakhau |
In office 15 June 2018 –24 November 2020 | |
Preceded by | Phumzile van Damme |
Succeeded by | Siviwe Gwarube Willie Aucamp |
Shadow Minister in the Presidency | |
In office 5 December 2020 –14 June 2024 | |
Deputy | Joe McGluwa |
Leader | John Steenhuisen |
Preceded by | Sej Motau |
Shadow Minister of Human Settlements | |
In office 5 June 2014 –5 December 2020 | |
Deputy | Mbulelo Bara |
Leader | John Steenhuisen Annelie Lotriet (acting) Mmusi Maimane |
Preceded by | Stevens Mokgalapa |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
Constituency | Limpopo |
Personal details | |
Born | Mmoba Solomon Malatsi 22 December 1985 Ga-Dikgale,Limpopo,South Africa |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Alma mater | University of Limpopo University of the Witwatersrand |
Profession | Politician |
Mmoba Solomon "Solly" Malatsi (born 22 December 1985) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies since June 2024. He has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014. He has served in the national leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA) as a deputy federal chairperson since 2023. He has also been the party's national spokesperson since August 2022,previously holding the position from June 2018 to November 2020. Malatsi was also the Parliamentary Counsellor to the DA Parliamentary Leader. He has also held posts in the DA's shadow cabinet.
Following the 2024 South African general election he now serves as the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies. [2] [1]
Malatsi was born in Ga-Dikgale in the former Transvaal Province. He matriculated from Phiri Kolobe High School and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Administration from the University of Limpopo. Malatsi also achieved an Honours Degree in political studies from the University of the Witwatersrand. Malatsi is a graduate of the DA's Young Leaders Programme. [3]
Malatsi became a parliamentary researcher for the DA in 2008. [3] He then worked as a spokesperson for the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works,Robin Carlisle,from 2009 to 2011. Between 2011 and 2014,he served as the spokesperson for Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille.
In May 2014,he became an MP for the DA and was appointed as Shadow Minister of Sport and Recreation. He was later appointed as Shadow Minister of Human Settlements. [4]
In June 2018,Malatsi was appointed as national spokesperson for the DA,succeeding Phumzile van Damme. [5] He was re-elected for a second term as an MP in May 2019. He then became the party's Shadow Minister in the Presidency in June. In October 2019,he was appointed parliamentary counsellor to the newly elected DA parliamentary leader,John Steenhuisen. [6]
On 24 November 2020,Malatsi stepped down as the DA's national spokesperson. [7] Malatsi was reappointed to the shadow cabinet as Shadow Minister in the Presidency in the following days. [8]
In the 2020 Register of Members’Interests,Malatsi revealed that he had received remuneration from the Foschini Group for a sports photo shoot. [9]
On 18 August 2022,Malatsi was appointed as the DA's national spokesperson,succeeding Siviwe Gwarube,who became the new chief whip of the DA's parliamentary caucus. [10]
Malatsi was elected as one of three deputy federal chairpersons of the DA at the party's Federal Congress in 2023. [11]
He now serves as the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies. [12] [1]
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