Minister of Communications (South Africa)


The Minister of Communications and Telecommunications is a Minister in the Government of South Africa, responsible for overseeing the Department of Communications. In 2014 President Jacob Zuma split the ministry by establishing the position of Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, but the ministries were combined again in 2018 under President Cyril Ramaphosa.President Ramaphosa changed the name to: : Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services.

ANC Ministers

MinisterPartyTermUnder President
Pallo JordanANC7 May 1994 – 28 March 1996Nelson Mandela
Jay NaidooANC29 March 1996 – 16 June 1999Nelson Mandela
Ivy Matsepe-CasaburriANC17 June 1999 – 2008Thabo Mbeki
Ivy Matsepe-CasaburriANC2008 – 6 April 2009Kgalema Motlanthe
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang ANC2009Kgalema Motlanthe
Siphiwe NyandaANC11 May 2009 – 31 October 2010Jacob Zuma
Roy PadayachieANC1 November 2010 – 24 October 2011Jacob Zuma
Dina PuleANC25 October 2011 - 9 July 2013Jacob Zuma
Yunus CarrimANC10 July 2013 - 25 May 2014Jacob Zuma
Faith MuthambiANC25 May 2014 - 30 March 2017Jacob Zuma
Ayanda DlodloANC30 March 2017 - 17 October 2017Jacob Zuma
Mmamoloko KubayiANC17 October 2017 - 26 February 2018Jacob Zuma
Nomvula Mokonyane
Siyabonga Cwele 		ANC26 February 2018 - 22 November 2018Cyril Ramaphosa
Stella Ndabeni-AbrahamsANC22 November 2018 -Cyril Ramaphosa