President of South Africa

The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under the Constitution of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President.

President of the Republic of South Africa 10 other official names Umongameli waseNingizimu Afrika  (Zulu) uMongameli waseMzantsi Afrika  (Xhosa) President van Suid-Afrika  (Afrikaans) Mopresidente wa Afrika Borwa  (Northern Sotho) Moporesitente wa Aforika Borwa  (Tswana) Mopresident wa Afrika Borwa  (Sotho) Puresidente wa Afrika-Dzonga  (Tsonga) uMengameli weleNingizimu Afrika  (Swazi) Muphuresidennde wa Afrika Tshipembe  (Venda) uMongameli weSewula Afrika  (Southern Ndebele)
Incumbent Cyril Ramaphosa since 15 February 2018
Government of South Africa
Style	Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Type	Head of state Head of government Commander-in-chief
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	Mahlamba Ndlopfu (Pretoria) Genadendal (Cape Town) Dr. John L. Dube House (Durban)
Seat	Union Buildings
Appointer	National Assembly of South Africa
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of South Africa
Precursor	State President
Formation	10 May 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05-10)
First holder	Nelson Mandela
Deputy	Deputy President
Salary	R 3,900,000 annually (2019)[1]
Website	www.thepresidency.gov.za

The role as President of South Africa was originally founded to be different from being prime minister. The two roles were merged in the 1983 constitution which calls for a four-year term of office. The 1993 and later constitutions limit the president's time in office to two five-year terms.^[2] The first President to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela. The current president is Cyril Ramaphosa.

List of presidents of South Africa (1994 – present)

• Nelson Mandela (10 May 1994 - 16 June 1999)
• Thabo Mbeki (16 June 1999 - 24 September 2008)
• Kgalema Motlanthe (25 September 2008 - 9 May 2009)
• Jacob Zuma (9 May 2009 - 14 February 2018)
• Cyril Ramaphosa (since 15 February 2018)

References

1. "Ramaphosa's salary vs other world leaders". businesstech.co.za. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. "Constitution, chapter 5: The President and National Executive, 88. Term of office of President". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2013-06-29.

Other websites

Media related to Presidents of South Africa at Wikimedia Commons

• Office of the Presidency Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine