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Zondo to preside over swearing in of Deputy President, Ministers

Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo presides over the swearing-in of new members of the National Assembly on June 14, 2024.
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Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will preside over the swearing-in of the Deputy President, Ministers and deputies at a ceremony in Cape Town.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the names of the members of the seventh administration on Sunday evening.

Ramaphosa appointed several members from different political parties, in establishing the Government of National Unity, as no party received an outright majority in the May 29 polls.

The African National Congress (ANC) has 20 Ministers, the Democratic Alliance (DA) six, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) two, Pan Africanist Congress of Azania(PAC) one, Patriotic Alliance (PA) one, GOOD one and Freedom Front Plus (FF+) one.

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) and Al Jama-ah have one deputy ministerial position each.

Ramaphosa appointed 32 Ministers to his Cabinet, while they have 43 deputies making it the biggest executive arm of the state, yet.

The ANC still makes up the majority of the executive, including the President and Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

Nearly 60% of the Cabinet are male.

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