Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

The Honourable Khumbudzo Ntshavheni MP
Ntshavheni in 2023
Minister in the Presidency
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 March 2023
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Nomasonto Motaung Kenneth Morolong
Preceded by	Mondli Gungubele
In office 28 January 2021 – 5 August 2021 (acting)
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	Jackson Mthembu
Succeeded by	Mondli Gungubele
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
In office 5 August 2021 – 6 March 2023
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Philly Mapulane
Preceded by	Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
Succeeded by	Mondli Gungubele
Minister of Small Business Development
In office 29 May 2019 – 4 August 2021
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Rosemary Capa
Preceded by	Lindiwe Zulu
Succeeded by	Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2019
Personal details
Born	Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni (1977-01-30) 30 January 1977 (age 47) Sibasa, Transvaal South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Education	Mbilwi Secondary School
Alma mater	Rand Afrikaans University Bradford University

Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni (born 30 January 1977) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister in the Presidency since March 2023. She was formerly the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies from 2021 to 2023 and the Minister of Small Business Development from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).

Born in Limpopo, Ntshavheni served in the leadership of the ANC Youth League and later as a campaign manager on Cyril Ramaphosa's CR17 campaign. She worked in business and public administration until the May 2019 general election, when she was elected to the National Assembly and appointed to Ramaphosa's cabinet. She has been a member of the ANC National Executive Committee since December 2022.