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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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)

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An aeriel view of an informal settlement in Durban. (Gianluigi Guercia, AFP)

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An elderly woman leaves after casting her vote. (Rajesh Jantilal, AFP)

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Members of the South African Parliament are seen after taking an oath during the swearing in of members of Parliament on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. (Gianluigi Guercia, AP)

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Jacob Zuma jokes with Cosatu's General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi (right) and SA Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Blade Nzimande (left) at the ANC Alliance Summit on May 9, 2008. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)

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A voter checks with ANC representatives to make sure her name is registered for voting in the 2009 elections outside a polling station in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg. (John Moore, AFP)

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Cope presidential candidate Mvume Dandala is greeted by a Kliptown resident during his campaign trail around Johannesburg on Thursday, April 9, 2009. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)

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UDM leader Bantu Holomisa called for opposition parties to merge into one movement strong enough to pose a serious challenge to the ANC. The UDM won only four seats in Parliament, compared to the six it won in the 2004 elections. (Johnny Onverwacht, Rapport)

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DA supporters watch leader Helen Zille (not pictured) launch her party's election campaign for the April 2009 elections in the township of Soweto on January 31, 2009. (AFP)

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Helen Zille is swamped by supporters at the Cape Town International Airport on her way back from the IEC results centre in Pretoria on Friday, April 24, 2009. (Nardus Engelbrecht, Sapa)

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Cope supporters sing and dance on April 16, 2009 as they wait for party leader Mosiuoa Lekota at the Du Noon informal settlement in Cape Town. (Gianluigi Guercia, AFP)

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A Cope bus on the election trail drives through the streets of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Tuesday, April, 14, 2009. (Schalk van Zuydam, AP)

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Members of the Congress of the People (Cope)celebrate in Bloemfontein on December 16, 2008, at the party's official launch. Defectors from the ruling ANC formed a new party, naming former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota as leader. This shook up the country's politics ahead of elections. (Paballo Thekiso, AFP)

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President Jacob Zuma, announced his newly appointed cabinet, in Pretoria, Sunday May 10, 2009. Zuma moved the respected finance minister to a new and powerful central planning post, and made other Cabinet appointments as he pledged to improve the way the country is governed. (Denis Farrell, AP)