Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies explained

Post:South Africa
Minister
Body:Communications
Flag:Flag of South Africa.svgborder
Flagsize:110px
Flagcaption:Flag of South Africa
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms
Department:Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Incumbent:Solly Malatsi
Incumbentsince:3 July 2024[1]
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Cyril Ramaphosa
Appointerpost:President of South Africa
Inaugural:Graaff, D.P.DeV[2]
Deputy:Mondli Gungubele
Website:Department 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 Telecommunications) 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 TelecommunicationsPallo JordanANCMay 1994March 1996Mandela
Jay NaidooANCMarch 1996June 1999
Posts, Telecommunications and BroadcastingIvy Matsepe-CasaburriANCJune 1999April 2004Mbeki
CommunicationsIvy Matsepe-CasaburriANCApril 2004May 2009Mbeki and Motlanthe
Siphiwe NyandaANCMay 2009[6] October 2010Zuma
Roy PadayachieANCNovember 2010October 2011
Dina PuleANCOctober 2011[7] July 2013
Yunus CarrimANCJuly 2013May 2014
Faith MuthambiANCMay 2014March 2017
Ayanda DlodloANCMarch 2017October 2017
Mmamoloko KubayiANCOctober 2017February 2018
Nomvula Mokonyane ANCFebruary 2018November 2018Ramaphosa
Telecommunications and Postal Services Siyabonga CweleANCMay 2014November 2018Zuma and Ramaphosa
Communications and Digital TechnologiesStella Ndabeni-AbrahamsANCNovember 2018 August 2021Ramaphosa
Khumbudzo NtshavheniANCAugust 2021March 2023Ramaphosa
Mondli GungubeleANCMarch 2023[8] June 2024Ramaphosa
Solly MalatsiDAJune 2024[9] IncumbentRamaphosa

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Notes and References

  1. News: Historic day for SA as government of national unity ministers take oath of office . Daily Maverick . 3 July 2024 . 3 July 2024.
  2. Web site: UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016201150/http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/rotunda/2209/South_Africa.html . dead . 16 October 2007 . 28 November 2018.
  3. News: 22 November 2018 . Read Cyril Ramaphosa's full statement on the cabinet reshuffle . 1 July 2024 . Business Day.
  4. Web site: 2018-11-22 . Communications ministry on fifth reshuffle . 2024-07-06 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  5. Web site: 14 June 2019. President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments. 7 August 2021. Government of South Africa.
  6. Web site: 2009-05-10 . Statement by President Jacob Zuma on the appointment of the new Cabinet . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090513025048/http://www.info.gov.za/events/2009/new_cabinet.htm . 2009-05-13 . 2009-05-10 . South African Government Information.
  7. Web site: 2012-02-04 . Minister of Communications . 2012-02-04.
  8. Web site: Zyl . Corné van . 2023-03-06 . Cabinet reshuffle: Here's EVERY change made by Ramaphosa . 2023-03-07 . The South African . en-ZA.
  9. Web site: Ramaphosa calls family meeting to announce GNU Cabinet . 2024-06-30 . News24 . en-US.