New ministers sworn in during Tuynhuys ceremony
Seven ministers and nine deputy ministers have
officially been sworn in as members of the executive.
The ministers, appointed during President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle on Monday, took their oaths of office at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on Tuesday evening.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo presided over the ceremony.
First in line was Paul Mashatile, who is the country's new deputy president.
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"I, Paul Shipokosa Mashatile, swear that I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa and will obey, observe, uphold and maintain the constitution and all other laws of the Republic of South Africa," he pledged.
The rest of the ministers and deputies were sworn in, with former KZN premier Sihle Zikalala stepping into the role of public works minister.
