Honb’le Minister Susan Shabangu Susan Shabangu
Minister of Social Development
South Africa
Current Positions
Ms Susan Shabangu is the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women with effect from 25 May 2014. Previously she was the Minister of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa since from 11 May 2009 till 24 May 2014. She was appointed as Minister of Social Development on 26 February 2018.She has been a member of the African National Congress (ANC) National Working Committee since December 2007 and a member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC.
Academic Qualifications
Ms Shabangu attended Madibane High School in Soweto in 1977.
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
Ms Shabangu has been involved in the anti-apartheid struggle serving in various capacities.She was one of the women who led the revival of the Federation of South African (FEDSAW) during the time of high repression in the late 1978, leading up to the formation of the Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW), Natal Women’s Organisation (NOW), Port Elizabeth Women’s Organisation (PEWO) and UWCO. She became the assistant secretary of the Federation of Transvaal Women. In 1981 she was an active member of the Anti-Republic Campaign Committee and she was involved in the formation of the Release Mandela Campaign Committee (RMC) in 1982.