Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
“We must to learn to live together” – Mapisa-Nqakula
"We dare not let the actions of a few define us as a nation," writes Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of the recent attacks on foreign nationals. "What was intended to pull our nation down must be used to strengthen our resolve to build a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous society which respects human dignity and rights of all people."
‘We must all join hands to fight crime’ – Mapisa-Nqakula
President Zuma announces new Cabinet
Committee to help Marikana families
Zuma announces changes to Cabinet
South Africa’s gallows now instrument of healing
South Africa’s notorious gallows, the instrument of death of over 4 000 people, among them 134 convicted freedom fighters, is now a memorial site which honours the fallen.
• SA marks first steps to democracy
Zuma restructures SA cabinet
Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s new president, has announced a new structure to his governing cabinet, with a some departments split in two, others renamed or newly created, and a number of new or redeployed ministers and deputy ministers.
Full text of cabinet appointment
Read the full text of President Jacob Zuma’s statement on the appointment of South Africa’s new cabinet on 10 May 2009.