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South Africa
Minister of Communications
List
  • 10 other official names:
  • Minister van Kommunikasie (Afrikaans)
  • uNgqongqotjhe wezokuThintana (Southern Ndebele)
  • UMphathiswa lezoNxibelelwano (Xhosa)
  • Indvuna wezokuXhumana (Zulu)
  • Indvuna leTekuchumana (Swazi)
  • Tona ya Dikgokagano (Northern Sotho)
  • Letona la Dikgokahano (Sotho)
  • Tona la Ditlhaeletsano (Tswana)
  • Holobyeya swa Vuhlanganisi (Tsonga)
  • Minisiṱa wa Vhudavhidzani (Venda)
Flag of South Africa
Incumbent
Solly Malatsi
since 3 July 2024[1]
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCyril Ramaphosa
Inaugural holderGraaff, D.P.DeV[2]
DeputyMondli Gungubele
WebsiteDepartment of Communications and Digital Technologies

The minister of communications and digital technologies (formerly minister of communications, minister of posts, telecommunications and broadcasting and minister of posts and yelecommunications) is a minister in the Government of South Africa, responsible for overseeing the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.

In May 2014 President Jacob Zuma split the ministry by establishing the position of minister of telecommunications and postal services alongside the minister of communications. However, in a cabinet reshuffle in November 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the reversal of the split, absorbing the telecommunications and postal services functions back into the Ministry of Communications.[3] The respective departments did not merge until after the 2019 general election.[4] After the election Ramaphosa renamed the office as the minister of communications and digital technologies.[5]

List of ministers

List of ministers responsible for communications, 1994–present
Portfolio Minister Party Term President
Posts and Telecommunications Pallo Jordan ANC May 1994 March 1996 Mandela
Jay Naidoo ANC March 1996 June 1999
Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ANC June 1999 April 2004 Mbeki
Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ANC April 2004 May 2009 Mbeki and Motlanthe
Siphiwe Nyanda ANC May 2009[6] October 2010 Zuma
Roy Padayachie ANC November 2010 October 2011
Dina Pule ANC October 2011[7] July 2013
Yunus Carrim ANC July 2013 May 2014
Faith Muthambi ANC May 2014 March 2017
Ayanda Dlodlo ANC March 2017 October 2017
Mmamoloko Kubayi ANC October 2017 February 2018
Nomvula Mokonyane ANC February 2018 November 2018 Ramaphosa
Telecommunications and Postal Services Siyabonga Cwele ANC May 2014 November 2018 Zuma and Ramaphosa
Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams ANC November 2018 August 2021 Ramaphosa
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni ANC August 2021 March 2023 Ramaphosa
Mondli Gungubele ANC March 2023[8] June 2024 Ramaphosa
Solly Malatsi DA June 2024[9] Incumbent Ramaphosa

References

  1. ^ "Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Read Cyril Ramaphosa's full statement on the cabinet reshuffle". Business Day. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Communications ministry on fifth reshuffle". The Mail & Guardian. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments". Government of South Africa. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet". South African Government Information. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Minister of Communications". 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  8. ^ Zyl, Corné van (6 March 2023). "Cabinet reshuffle: Here's EVERY change made by Ramaphosa". The South African. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Ramaphosa calls family meeting to announce GNU Cabinet". News24. Retrieved 30 June 2024.


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