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Key FactsRamaphosa Removes DA Deputies in Executive Shakeup
Jun 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news24.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news24.com
- President Cyril Ramaphosa removed three DA deputy ministers from the executive branch on June 30 after a request from DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis.
- The dismissed deputies Samantha Graham-Mare, Sello Seitlholo, and Mimmy Gondwe publicly announced their removals on Facebook.
- Hill-Lewis had previously declared changes to DA representation in the government on June 17, naming successors to the outgoing deputies.
- These removals signal an imminent Cabinet reshuffle involving new DA appointments to key government roles.
I hope I left my country slightly better off than the way I found it. The next adventure awaits,— Samantha Graham-Mare, Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, in a Facebook thank-you post after being removed
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sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-06-20-peter-bruce-hill-lewis-takes-a-tougher-grip-on-the-reins/
Key FactsHill-Lewis seeks DA cabinet reshuffle
Jun 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za
- Hill-Lewis asked Ramaphosa to remove John Steenhuisen after farmers and DA-aligned commentators accused him of preventing prompt vaccination of their herds.
- The proposal would make farmer Willie Aucamp agriculture minister and appoint Steenhuisen deputy minister at trade, industry and competition.
- The proposed reshuffle would move Western Cape education MEC David Maynier into the forestry, fisheries and environment ministry, replacing Aucamp.
- Abrahams, Bloom and Cassim would replace Samantha Graham-Maré, Sello Seitlholo and Mimmy Gondwe in the electricity and energy, water and sanitation, and higher-education deputy posts, respectively.
“He’s my friend.”— Geordin Hill-Lewis said this to explain why he had not wanted to challenge John Steenhuisen for the party leadership six months earlier; reported by Peter Bruce.
Ramaphosa calls urgent Top Seven meeting as reshuffle looms: It is not clear if Ramaphosa will announce Tolashe’s replacement this week, or if he will wait for ...
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Steenhuisen faces demotion as Hill-Lewis proposes DA cabinet overhaul: Willie Aucamp would replace John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture
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Ramaphosa positively considering Hill-Lewis’s cabinet reshuffle request : Cabinet reshuffle likely to affect only DA members of the national executive
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Hill-Lewis can make his mark with Ramaphosa impeachment process : But the DA should not look like engaging in expedient, transactional politics
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DA leader Hill-Lewis vouches for new parliamentary leader Michalakis: On Thursday, George Michalakis was elected by the parliamentary caucus since Geordin ...
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Geordin Hill-Lewis: doing it his own way: Determined to stay out of the cabinet, the new DA leader will have to steer a difficult course
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DA doesn’t plan to be secondary GNU partner forever, says Hill-Lewis: He’s made it clear that the party’s main mission is to become the country’s largest party ...
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DA rifts deepen as pressure grows to replace John Steenhuisen as agriculture minister
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Dean Macpherson says Steenhuisen would have won DA election but ‘put the country first’
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EWN Feb 05
TONY LEON: Steenhuisen’s decision to step down is right for DA and country: Former DA leader Tony Leon says the move could help the party ‘reposition itself’ and ...
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Key FactsDA Leadership Battle Intensifies Ahead of 2026 Congress
Dec 14, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
- John Steenhuisen faces mounting criticism within the DA over alleged misuse of party funds and leadership concerns.
- Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is seen as the chief contender, backed by influential provincial leaders and MPs.
- Party donors have cut financial support pending resolution of leadership disputes after damaging public revelations.
- Leadership nominations open in January 2026, while ANC leaders closely monitor the potential transition to Hill-Lewis.
Paid articlePaywall OpinionRamaphosa knew what he was doing firing Whitfield: Leaving the GNU now might improve his standing in a DA largely disenchanted with the GNU, writes Peter Bruce.
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