Ebrahim Patel

Staunch Ramaphosa allies such as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana his deputy David Masondo Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Justice Minister Ronald Lamola still hold sway in the ANC executive but it is a delicate balance which shifts according to the issues analysts say...

Trade industry and competition minister Ebrahim Patel said the appetite to join BRICS was because countries '…recognise the world is changing and there is a new growth energy that comes from within the bloc'...

Under the emergency electricity laws Ebrahim Patel Minister of Trade Industry and Competition will take charge of approving applications for alternative energy which Mantashe had been slowrolling...

Cabinet ministers such as public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel and foreign minister Naledi Pandor are all old Ramaphosa allies but they were not elected on to the NEC so have limited clout in the party...

The second group includes Finance Minister Tito Mboweni Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and Education Minister Angie Motshekga...

Other key figures in the coalition included: Safety and Security Minister Bheki Cele who did little to contain overzealous security forces before the court ruling; Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel who conceived the puzzling regulations about what clothing people should be allowed to buy; Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula who first gave in to the powerful taxi lobby and then took a hard line to arrest street traders; Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu who had to be restrained by a pending court order from intervening in food distribution; and Tourism Minister Nkhensani Kubayi-Ngubane who refused to pay money from a R200 million (US$11m) fund earmarked for struggling tour operators unless they could prove they were complying with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) requirements...

' Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said the stimulus package would help reignite growth restore investor confidence in the economy and prevent further job losses...

Ebrahim Patel Economic Development Minister – Another top-flight survivor from the Zuma era Patel contributed substantially to the National Development Plan (A Vision for 2030)...

Government at a glance President: Cyril Ramaphosa Deputy President: David 'DD' Mabuza Minister in the Presidency: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Minister for Women and Disability: Bathabile Dlamini Finance: Nhlanhla Nene Deputy: Mondli Gungubele Energy: Jeff Radebe State Security: Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba Public Enterprise: Pravin Gordhan Home Affairs: Malusi Gigaba DIRCO – International Relations and Cooperation: Lindiwe Sisulu Deputy: Reginah Mhaule DPW – Public Works: Thulas Nxesi Water Affairs and Sanitation: Gugile Nkwinti Transport: Blade Nzimande Sports and Recreation: Tokozile Xasa Communications: Nomvula Mokonyane Deputy: Pinky Kekana Social Development: Susan Shabangu Mineral Resources: Gwede Mantashe COGTA – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Zweli Mkhize Science and Technology: Nkhensani Kubayi-Ngubane Police: Bheki Cele Higher Education: Naledi Pandor Basic Education: Angie Motshekga Defence and Military Veterans: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Small Business Development: Lindiwe Zulu Deputy: Cassel Mathale Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries: Senzeni Zokwana Deputy: Sfiso Buthelezi Human Settlements: Nomaindia Mfeketo Rural Development and Land Reform: Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Public Service and Administration: Ayanda Dlodlo Deputy: Chana Pilane-Majake Economic Development: Ebrahim Patel Trade and Industry: Rob Davies Tourism: Derek Hanekom Health: Aaron Motsoaledi Telecommunications: Siyabonga Cwele Labour: Mildred Oliphant Justice and Correctional Services: Tshililo Masutha ...

Blade Nzimande the Secretary General of the SACP who called for Zuma to resign would be back as Higher Education Minister; Thulas Nxesi the former President of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union and SACP Deputy Chairman would be Minister for Agriculture; Rob Davies SACP central committee member and Trade and Industry Minister would retain his portfolio; Ebrahim Patel former General Secretary of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) and current Economic Development Minister would become Minister of Transport; Jackson Mthembu the ANC former Chief Whip who backed Ramaphosa would get the Communications Ministry portfolio...

The current Deputy Minister of Finance Sfiso Buthelezi would become the new Economic Development Minister replacing Ebrahim Patel...