South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new cabinet in which, for the first time in the country’s history, half of the Ministers are women.
Mr Ramaphosa, whose ANC won a general election earlier this month, has slimmed down what he called a bloated cabinet from 36 to 28 Ministers.
In another unexpected move, Mr Ramaphosa has appointed the veteran opposition politician, Patricia de Lille, as Minister of Infrastructure Development.