/ 9 July 2013

Zuma reshuffles Cabinet for fourth time

President Jacob Zuma arrived in Addis Ababa
President Jacob Zuma arrived in Addis Ababa

On Tuesday, Zuma announced the new cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister is Lechesa Tsenoli, who takes over from Richard Baloyi.

Connie September was appointed as housing and human settlements minister, removing Tokyo Sexwale from the position.

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Yunis Carrim has been appointed as communications minister, booting Dina Pule out. He was previously deputy minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs.

The new minister of energy is Ben Martins, moved from the transport ministry. This department will now be headed by former energy minister Dipuo Peters

The new justice and constitutional development deputy minister is ANC MP John Jeffery.

ANC MP Michael Masutha has been appointed as the new deputy minister of science.

Deputy minister of justice Andries Nel has been moved to deputy minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs.

Zuma appointed Pamela Tshwete as deputy minister of land reform.