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South Africa's DA leader asks President Ramaphosa for cabinet changes

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Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis delivers his acceptance speech after being announced as the leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) during a meeting to elect the party's federal leader, in Midrand, near Johannesburg, South Africa, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis delivers his acceptance speech after being announced as the leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) during a meeting to elect the party's federal leader, in Midrand, near Johannesburg, South Africa, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Siphiwe Sibeko Reuters

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa for changes to his party's representatives in the cabinet, the second-biggest party in the governing coalition said on Wednesday.

Among the changes, Hill-Lewis asked Ramaphosa to remove his predecessor as party leader, John Steenhuisen, as agriculture minister, and make him deputy trade minister instead, the DA said in a statement.

(Reporting by Nellie Peyton;Writing by Sfundo Parakozov;Editing by Alexander Winning)

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This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM.

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