President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced several changes to his Cabinet on Tuesday night. The moves follow a request from Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis made on 17 June.
Willie Aucamp was appointed Minister of Agriculture. David Maynier replaced him as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. John Steenhuisen was demoted to Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition.
Dina Pule was named Minister of Social Development. She replaces Sisisi Tolashe, who was dismissed on 14 May. Pule previously served as Minister of Communications under former President Jacob Zuma until July 2013.
Additional appointments include Alexandra Abrahams as Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Jack Bloom as Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, and Yusuf Cassim as Deputy Minister of Higher Education. All changes align with the DA leader's requests.
