President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally announced the long-awaited changes to his cabinet

Nathi Mthethwa, Lindiwe Sisulu, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and by default Fikile Mbalula were all removed from their positions as ministers; Mbalula will now work full-time at Luthuli House.

The new ministers are Sihle Zikalala and Maropene Ramagopa, who will lead the presidency’s Department of Monitoring and Evaluation “to monitor the performance of the government,” added Ramaphosa during his 8:30 p.m. announcement from the Union buildings.

Zizi Kodwa is promoted from deputy minister of state security to minister of sports, arts, and culture. Thembi Nkandimeng takes over as new CoGTA minister, Noxolo Kievit will lead the public service administration, and Sindisiwe Chikunga will take over as new transport minister. Former Tshwane mayor, Kgosientsoe Ramakgopa is now minister, filing the new portfolio announced at SONA 2023, Minister of Electricity, “to deal with the immediate crisis of electricity and to significantly reduce the frequency of loadshedding as a matter of urgency”.

Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been appointed as the new Electricity Minister.

Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Public Enterprises, and Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, both retain their portfolios.

Dlamini-Zuma, de Lille, Gungubele, and Ntshavheni have been reassigned as Ministers of Women, Tourism, Communications, and the Presidency, respectively.

The new deputy president is expected to be ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile

The following changes have been made regarding Deputy Ministers,  in the Presidency, Nomasonto Motaung and Kenneth Morolong, Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sisisi Tolashe. In Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, Pinky Kekana.

Ramaphosa has appointed two Deputy Ministers for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Parks Tau and Zolile Burns-Ncamashe.

Water and Sanitation also gets two Deputy Ministers, David Mahlobo and Judith Tshabalala. Deputy Minister of Public Works is Bernice Swarts, Dipuo Peters is new Deputy Minister of Small Business Development, Obed Bapela goes to  Public Enterprises and Deputy Minister of Transport is Lisa Mangcu