Mondli Gungubele

Mr Mondli Gungubele was appointed as Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies from 3 July 2024 after the constituting of the Government of National Unity of the Republic of South Africa.

He has been:

1. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
2. Minister in the Presidency
3. Deputy Minister of Finance 

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities: 

Mr Gungubele became a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature after the 1994 democratic breakthrough until 1997. In 1997, he took up the challenging and exciting task of MEC of Health in the Gauteng Provincial Government, a position he held until 1999. Mr Gungubele played a pivotal role in the transformation of the health sector in Gauteng. 

In 1999, he was deployed to lead Gauteng’s Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture agenda. Mr Gungubele worked tirelessly to unite all sporting codes and contributed immensely to the development of grassroots sports in Gauteng. He held the position of Sports MEC until 2004 – the same year – FIFA awarded the 2010 World Cup Soccer showpiece to South Africa. 

In 2009, Mr Gungubele was deployed to Parliament as an ANC MP. He served as the Whip of the Justice and Constitutional Development Portfolio Committee. He was then redeployed to the City of Ekurhuleni wherein he served a full 5-year term as the City’s Executive Mayor. It is in Ekurhuleni where Mr Gungubele improved the City’s Governance and administrative record to clean audits and other cumulous awards on good governance. 

In 2016, he was deployed back to Parliament and served on the Portfolio Committees on Communications and Public Enterprises respectively. Mr Gungubele was part of the collective which led SABC Inquiry and the Eskom Inquiry – both processes which paved the way for the turnaround of these two State Owned Enterprises. 

The Honourable Mr Gungubele holds a B Com (Law) Degree and holds a National Diploma in Nursing with other various certificate courses.