Southern Africa · Government
South Africa: offices and people
South Africa: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
62 of 62 offices match
Head of state and government
President of South Africa
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Sept 2026.
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Sept 2026.
People and tenure
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Cyril Ramaphosa
Reported current15 Feb 2018 – End unknown
President of South Africa since 2018
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 15 Feb 2018
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Ricardo Stuckert
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Jacob Zuma
Historical9 May 2009 – 14 Feb 2018
4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 9 May 2009
- End: 14 Feb 2018
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Presidential Press and Information Office / Пресс-служба Президента России
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
Historical25 Sept 2008 – 25 Sept 2008
South African politician (1937-2009)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 25 Sept 2008
- End: 25 Sept 2008
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Kgalema Motlanthe
Historical25 Sept 2008 – 9 May 2009
President of South Africa, Deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and Secretary-General of the African National Congress
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 25 Sept 2008
- End: 9 May 2009
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Jesse B. Awalt
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
Historical14 Sept 2005 – 18 Sept 2005
South African politician (1937-2009)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 14 Sept 2005
- End: 18 Sept 2005
Thabo Mbeki
Historical14 Jun 1999 – 24 Sept 2008
President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 14 Jun 1999
- End: 24 Sept 2008
Portrait: Attribution (opens in a new tab) · Antônio Milena/ABr
Nelson Mandela
Historical10 May 1994 – 14 Jun 1999
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 10 May 1994
- End: 14 Jun 1999
Portrait: CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.