South Africa's Ramaphosa adds electricity minister, allies ahead of 2024 election

South Africa: President Ramaphosa Reshuffles Cabinet

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reshuffled his cabinet. This comes a week after the country's deputy president David Mabuza resigned as a member of the National Assembly.  Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is the minister in the presidency for electricity and Paul Mashatile is the new deputy president that replaces David Mabuza. Mabuza was not re-elected at the ANC's 55th conference in December 2022, he also no longer occupies a seat in the party's National E…

Paul Mashatile is South Africa’s new deputy president

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Full text: President Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle

The changes that I am announcing now are intended to fill vacancies that have occurred in the executive and to direct government more effectively towards the areas that require urgent and decisive action.

Cabinet reshuffle: Meet the new deputy president of South Africa, Paul Mashatile

Paul Mashatile is the ninth deputy president of South Africa. This is what you need to know about him.

Cabinet reshuffle: Paul Mashatile is SA’s new deputy president.

Mashatile, who was elected as Ramaphosa's second in command at the ANC National Elective Conference in December 2022, replaces David Mabuza who resigned last week.

South Africa’s Ramaphosa makes Paul Mashatile deputy president

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appointed Paul Mashatile to the post of the deputy president following David Mabuza's resignation last week. In another change to his national executive, Ramaphosa chose Kgosientsho Ramokgopa for the newly created role of electricity minister. A cabinet shuffle had been widely expected since Ramaphosa was re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (A…