Angela Thokozile Didiza (Thoko)

Here are the key players in the team: Cabinet Ministerial allies are: Tito Mboweni Finance; Pravin Gordhan Public Enterprises; Ronald Lamola Justice and Correctional Services; Senzo Mchunu Public Service and Administration; Naledi Pandor International Relations and Cooperation; Thokozile Didiza Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development; Barbara Creecy Environment Forestry and Fisheries; Zizi Kodwa Deputy State Security; and Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Small Business Development...

South Africa's Minister for Agriculture Thoko Didiza warned against weakening inter-regional trade but her government has imposed controls closing many of its border crossing points including 16 of the 20 it shares with Botswana...

Even among Ramaphosa's inner circle – foreign minister Naledi Pandor finance minister Tito Mboweni public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan lands minister Thoko Didiza and minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu – there are serious policy arguments...

Fikile Mbalula current police minister and Dlamini-Zuma supporter would get the Sports portfolio; Bheki Cele the former national police commissioner and Ramaphosa backer is punted to get the Police Ministry; Thoko Didiza whom Zuma tried to install as Tshwane Mayor is proposed as Public Works Minister...

This comes amid widespread anger over the choice of former Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza who has no political base there and is not from the area as the Gauteng branch's mayoral candidate...

A few loyalists of former President Thabo Mbeki made the list: this includes former Public Works Minister Angela Thoko Didiza who is at number 15...

They are: Mbeki Foreign Minister Dlamini-Zuma National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete Public Works Minister Thoko Didiza Gauteng former Safety and Security chief Jesse Duarte ANC former Deputy Secretary General Thenjiwe Mtintso and Phoebe Potgieter for Women’s League General Secretary...

Other shares have gone to spouses of key individuals on the ANC's NEC including Nompumelelo Maduna wife of the former Justice Minister Penuell Maduna; Thuthukile Skweyiya wife of Welfare Minister and party elder Zola Skweyiya; and Thami Didiza husband of Thoko Didiza Minister of Public Works as well as to Thabo Mbeki's wife Zanele Mbeki...

Angela Thoko Didiza: born 1965 Minister of Public Works since May 2006; she saw this as demotion from Agriculture and Land Affairs which she had headed since 1999...