Pretoria: The country's new Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Willem Abraham Stephanus Aucamp, and Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams, will be sworn into office at a ceremony at the Union Buildings on Monday.
According to South African Government News Agency, an advisory from the Presidency stated that the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed members of the National Executive will take place on Monday, 17 November 2025, at 9 am. The Presidency confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Mr. Willem Abraham Stephanus Aucamp as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, in alignment with section 91(3)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
The President also appointed Ms. Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams as Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, in accordance with section 93 (1) (a) of the Constitution. These appointments come after the President announced changes to the National Executive earlier this week.