Mahlamba Ndlopfu

Mahlamba Ndlopfu
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Former namesLibertas
Alternative namesEnglish: "The New Dawn"
General information
Architectural styleCape Dutch architecture
LocationBryntirion Estate, Pretoria
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates25°44′16″S 28°13′36″E / 25.7377612°S 28.2265393°E / -25.7377612; 28.2265393
Current tenantsCyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa
Opened1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gerard Moerdijk
Website
thepresidency.gov.za

Mahlamba Ndlopfu (formerly known as Libertas) is the chief official residence of the President of the Republic of South Africa. The head of government has made it their official home since 1940 and it is located in the Bryntirion Estate in Pretoria.

The building was built in 1940 and was designed by Gerard Moerdijk, a South African architect, to be the official residence in Pretoria of the Prime Minister of the time, General Jan Smuts. Since its creation, Mahlamba Ndlopfu has also hosted official visits from foreign heads of state, such as visits by François Mitterrand, the President of the French Republic, and Barack Obama, the President of the United States.

The current occupant of Mahlamba Ndlopfu is Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa since February 14, 2018.