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Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga

Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities · African National Congress

Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga is the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, and a Member of Parliament, for the African National Congress.

Offices held

National
Member of Parliament, National Assembly — National list[2]

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Declared interests

As declared in the Register of Members' Interests, 30 June 2026[3]. Members fill this in themselves; shown as published. Their entry starts on p. 53.

Shares and other financial interests 1

  • TAREX INVESTMENTS · 50% · PRIVATE PTY LTD R1.00p. 53

Directorships and partnerships 5

  • Tarex Investment · ARCHITECTUREp. 53
  • MICROZONE · DORMANT (NONE)p. 53
  • QUADRATIC · DORMANTp. 53
  • FIXTRADE · DORMANTp. 53
  • PELS · DORMANT (NONE)p. 53

Gifts and hospitality 7

  • HANDBAG AND PERFUME R599,00 · MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRSp. 53
  • BEADED SERVER SET · R500.00 · G7 MINISTERIAL MEETINGp. 53
  • FLUSK AND WOODEN SPOON SET · R399,00 · G7 MINISTERIAL MEETINGp. 53
  • CHOPPING BOARD SET R600,00 · SHE POWER FOUNDATIONp. 54
  • XHOSA TRADITIONAL SET R950,00 · QUEEN MBASA MA POTELWAp. 54
  • 2X LEATHER CUSHIONS R999 AND PLACEMATS SET · G7 MINISTERIAL MEETINGp. 54
  • SWATI TRADITIONAL ACCESSORIES · R500,00 · G7 MINISTERIAL MEETINGp. 54

Travel 1

  • UNFPA -SOUTH AFRICA · ATTENDIG THE AU STC MEETING IN ETHOPIA · REPRESENTING SOUTH AFRICAp. 54

Ownership in land and property 2

  • RESIDENTIAL · Johannesburg · 65square metresp. 54
  • RESIDENTIAL · Elukwatini Long homes, Mpumalanga · 296 square metresp. 54

Sources

  1. gov.za — Government Leaders directory (GCIS) · retrieved 27 September 2026
  2. Parliament of South Africa — members of the National Assembly · retrieved 27 September 2026
  3. Parliament — Register of Members' Interests, 30 June 2026 · retrieved 27 September 2026

Also serving on the Cabinet

  1. 001 Willie Aucamp Minister of AgricultureCabinet Democratic Alliance
  2. 002 Jack Brian Bloom Minister of Water and SanitationCabinet Democratic Alliance
  3. 003 Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi Minister of Public Service and AdministrationCabinet —
  4. 004 Firoz Cachalia Minister of PoliceCabinet —
  5. 005 Barbara Dallas Creecy Minister of TransportCabinet African National Congress
  6. 006 Enoch Godongwana Minister of FinanceCabinet African National Congress
  7. 007 Petrus Johannes Groenewald Minister of Correctional ServicesCabinet Freedom Front Plus
  8. 008 Siviwe Gwarube Minister of Basic EducationCabinet Democratic Alliance
  9. 009 Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsCabinet Inkatha Freedom Party
  10. 010 Mmamoloko Tryphosa Kubayi Minister of Justice and Constitutional DevelopmentCabinet African National Congress
  11. 011 Ronald Ozzy Lamola Minister of International Relations and CooperationCabinet African National Congress
  12. 012 Patricia De Lille Minister of TourismCabinet Good Party