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Mpumalanga premier Mandla ndlovu shuffled his provincial executive.
Cathy Dlamini and Makhosazane Masilela have been fired from their positions as Education and Economic Development and Tourism MECs, respectively.
Head of Department for Sports, Culture and Recreation, Godfrey Ntombela, has also been axed.july/2025
Mandla ndlovu
Education MEC Cathy Dlamini and economic development and tourism MEC Makhosazana Masilela were ousted on Monday morning, just a day after Ndlovu announced an urgent media briefing to deal with “challenges confronting the province”.
The reshuffle comes in the shadow of Mabuza’s state funeral in Mbombela, where the former premier’s legacy of fearless governance resurfaced prominently.
khetiwe moeketsi
In a lateral move, Khethiwe Moeketsi and Nompumelelo Hlophe swapped departments.
Moeketsi now oversees agriculture, rural development, and land and environmental affairs, while Hlophe takes over social development.
Moeketsi must boost primary production by giving farmers access to land, infrastructure, inputs, and markets — while pushing agroprocessing to grow rural enterprises.
Lindi masina
Masina is also expected to fast-track the eLearning strategy by introducing tablet distribution from 2026 and ensure teaching starts on day one of the next school term.
jesta sidel
MEC of Economic Development announces plans for Tourism in Mpumalanga
September 2nd, 2025
During a meeting yesterday, the newly appointed MEC Jesta Sidell, shared her department’s commitment to restore tourism in Mpumalanga. She announced several events taking place during tourism month, including the Tourism Expo at Riverside to be held 26—28 September. Please book!
Following the complaints and subsequent report regarding the poor state of the public attractions on the Panorama Route, she announced a day of cleaning and restoration for the sites of Bourke’s Luck Potholes and Three Rondawels on Heritage Day, 24th September. She invited all in government and private sector to join the campaign for the day.
She further announced the appointment of an interim board for MTPA under the chairmanship of Mr Fish Mahlalela, who served as deputy minister of Tourism until his retirement. He is a passionate lobbyist for Mpumalanga. We are hoping the formation of the Think Tank will be first on the agenda. Ringfencing of funds for upkeep of sites, and development opportunities were also some key issues discussed during her earlier engagement with KLCBT. We believe these matters will be made priority.