Minister of International Relations and Co-operation

Newly appointed Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane attended the department's gala dinner at Emperors' Palace in Kempton Park, Johannesburg on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The minister said in her speech that the global financial crisis has highlighted the need to reform certain global governance structures. (Gerhard Pretorius, Sapa)

President Jacob Zuma's decision received positively

The decision by President Jacob Zuma to split the agricultural and land affairs ministry's has been seen as a positive step by MC Loock of Standard Bank's agribusiness division. He said that this will contribute to the correct focus on commercial agriculture in terms of spending on infrastructure and rural development as well as research. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)

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See the soundslides and hear what columnists and political analysts Prince Mashele and Max du Preez had to say on the 2009 elections, Zuma, their expectations of the ANC government and more.

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A child sweeps her family's driveway as voters wait for hours to cast their ballots in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg. (John Moore, AFP)

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Scholars walk past a billbaord of ANC leader Jacob Zuma in Khayelitsha, Cape Town on April 21, 2009 on the eve of the South African general elections. (Gianluigi Guercia, AFP)

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South Africa's president-in-waiting leaves the IEC results centre in Pretoria on April 24, 2009. (Alexander Joe, AFP)