Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African businessman and politician serving as the fifth and current president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist,trade union leader,and businessman,Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC).
Trevor Andrew Manuel is a retired South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist who served in the cabinet of South Africa between 1994 and 2014. He was the Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2009 under three successive presidents. He was also the first post-apartheid Minister of Trade and Industry from 1994 to 1996 and later the Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission from 2009 to 2014. He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 2012.
The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa. It is made up of the president,the deputy president,and the ministers.
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a policy of the South African government which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people. A form of affirmative action,it is intended especially to redress the inequalities created by apartheid. The policy provides incentives –especially preferential treatment in government procurement processes –to businesses which contribute to black economic empowerment according to several measurable criteria,including through partial or majority black ownership,hiring black employees,and contracting with black-owned suppliers. The preferential procurement aspect of BEE has been viewed as paradigmatic of a sustainable procurement approach,whereby government procurement is used to advance social policy objectives. So-called "BEE deals" –transactions aiming to increase black ownership of large businesses –have been conducted on a large scale,with BEE transactions concluded between 1994 and 2005 valued at between R150 billion and R285 billion.
The National Treasury is one of the departments of the South African government. The Treasury manages national economic policy,prepares the South African government's annual budget and manages the government's finances. Along with the South African Revenue Service and Statistics South Africa,the Treasury falls within the portfolio of the Minister of Finance. Throughout the course of President Jacob Zuma's second administration,the ministry has undergone several changes. Most notably,Nhlanhla Nene was suddenly dismissed on 9 December 2015,without explanation,and replaced with a relatively unknown parliamentary back-bencher from the ruling ANC's caucus,David 'Des' van Rooyen for a record-total of 3 days. He was,in turn,replaced by Pravin Gordhan after the President faced significant pressure from political and business groups over the move. On 30 March 2017 Jacob Zuma axed Pravin Gordhan and appointed Malusi Gigaba as a Finance Minister. Following Zuma's resignation,President Cyril Ramaphosa returned Nhlanhla Nene as Minister in his cabinet reshuffle on 26 February 2018.
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 National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) is the party's chief executive organ. It is elected every five years at the party’s national conference;the executive committee,in turn,elects a National Working Committee for day-to-day decision-making responsibilities. At the NEC's head is the president of the ANC,and it also contains the other so-called "Top Seven" leaders:the deputy president,chairperson,secretary-general,two deputy secretaries-general and treasurer-general.
Zwelini Lawrence Mkhize is a South African medical doctor and politician who served as the Minister of Health from May 2019 until his resignation on 5 August 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2018 to 2019. Before that,he was the fifth Premier of KwaZulu-Natal from 2009 to 2013.
The minister of Finance is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa who is the political head of the National Treasury. The minister of Finance is responsible for the financial management of government affairs,drawing up the budget,and developing economic policy. The minister of Finance is also responsible for the South African Revenue Service.
Nhlanhla Musa Nene served as the Minister of Finance of South Africa under President Jacob Zuma from 25 May 2014 until his controversial removal on 9 December 2015,and under President Cyril Ramaphosa from 27 February 2018 until his resignation on 9 October 2018. He also previously served as the Deputy Minister of Finance in the Cabinet of South Africa from November 2008 to May 2014,as chairperson of the Finance Portfolio Committee in the South African Parliament,and as a Member of Parliament for the African National Congress (ANC) starting in 1999. His home is in Kranskop,KwaZulu-Natal.
Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan is a politician and anti-apartheid activist who has held various ministerial posts in the Cabinet of South Africa. He served as Minister of Finance from 2009 until 2014 and again from 2015 until 2017,as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2014 until 2015,and as Minister of Public Enterprises since February 2018.
Ebrahim Patel is a South African politician and former trade unionist who has been Minister of Trade,Industry and Competition since May 2019. He previously served as Minister of Economic Development from 2009 to 2019.
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.
David Douglas van Rooyen is the former Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa. He took office on 13 December 2015 and was dropped from cabinet on 27 February 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Jacob Zuma's tenure as South Africa's fourth post-apartheid president began on 9 May 2009 and ended on 14 February 2018. He held office under a mandate from the parliamentary caucus of the African National Congress (ANC),which had governed South Africa since 1994 and which won comfortable majorities in the 2009 and 2014 national elections. His presidency was beset by controversy,and he faced,and defeated,an impeachment attempt and a record eight motions of no confidence in the South African Parliament,four of which went to a vote. His party asked him to resign in February 2018,ahead of the constitutional end of his second term.
Mondli Gungubele is a South African politician,trade union leader and educator who is the current 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).
Barbara Dallas Creecy is a South African politician and previous anti-apartheid activist. A member of the African National Congress,she is currently serving as Minister of Environment,Forestry and Fisheries,and as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. She previously served as a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature,having been elected in 1994. In 2004,she was named Gauteng MEC for Sports,Recreation,Arts and Culture. She served until 2009 when she was appointed MEC for Education. Newly elected premier David Makhura moved Creecy to the Gauteng Finance portfolio in 2014.
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.
David Masondo is a South African politician who is currently serving as Deputy Minister of Finance since May 2019. He is also the second deputy general secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC).
Enoch Godongwana is a South African politician and former trade unionist who is currently serving as the Minister of Finance since August 2021. He is a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC).
