South Africa's new ministers are sworn in
STORY: :: South Africa's new ministers stumble over words as they are sworn in
:: Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources
:: “And I undertake to hold my office as minister with honor and dignity to be a true and faithful councillor. To divulge…not to divulge directly or indirectly… [laughter]".
:: July 3, 2024
:: Pemmy Majodina, Minister of Water and Sanitation
"And to perform the functions, of my office, [Majodina struggles to say "conscientiously" followed by laughter]
:: Cape Town, Pretoria
:: Gayton McKenzie, Minister of Sports, Art and Culture
"So, help me God…the last time a judge asked me to sit, he made me sit for ten years" [laughter].
President Cyril Ramaphosa's African National Congress lost its majority for the first time in three decades in a May 29 election.
Among the appointments to the cabinet is former opposition leader John Steenhuisen, from the Democratic Alliance(DA), as the Minister of Agriculture.