Khumbudzo Ntshavheni | |
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.jpg) Ntshavheni in 2023 | |
| Minister in the Presidency | |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni 30 January 1977 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.