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A South African general election was held on 29 May 2024 to elect the 28th Parliament of South Africa. [1] [2] Support for the incumbent governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), significantly declined in the election; the ANC remained the largest party but lost its majority in the National Assembly for the first time since the inaugural post-apartheid election in 1994. [3]
Deputy ministers are appointed by the president of South Africa. They are not members of the cabinet. They assist cabinet ministers in the execution of their duties. The current deputy ministers are listed in the table below. The original group of deputy ministers officially took office upon their swearing-in on 3 July 2024. [22]
This is a list of members of the National Assembly of South Africa, elected in the 2024 general election, for the term 2024–2029. [2] [3] Composition. Party
General elections were held in South Africa on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. [1] [2] This was the 7th general election held under the conditions of universal adult suffrage since the end of the apartheid era in 1994.
The minister of home affairs is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Home Affairs.This position is currently filled by Leon Schreiber, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 30 June 2024. [2]
Between May 2014 and June 2024, the Department of Correctional Services was subsumed under the ministry, which was led by the minister of justice and correctional services. This merger was reversed at the outset of President Cyril Ramaphosa 's third cabinet , when a separate minister of correctional services was appointed.
The minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities is the minister of the South African government with political responsibility for South Africa's Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. Between 2014 and 2024, the ministry was located in the Presidency, making its holders ministers in the presidency.
The minister of international relations and cooperation is the foreign minister of the South African government, with political responsibility for South Africa's foreign relations and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. The present minister is Ronald Lamola, who was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 30 June 2024.