When we began this current term of parliament, we committed ourselves to an activist ANC Caucus and activist Parliament that is well-positioned to fully undertake its constitutional role, which include conducting robust oversight over the Executive.

We stressed that this activist parliament will require men and women of outstanding pedigree who will selflessly submit themselves to the service of the nation. The activist nature of this institution, which we undertook to deepen, necessitates therefore that we continuously assess and review our operations system to ensure that we continue to be relevant to the task of meeting the tasks South Africans have placed upon our shoulders.

The realignment of the leadership of our committees is therefore consistent with our ongoing endeavour to strengthen the role of the movement in Parliament.
We therefore wish to announce the names of comrades we have deployed to the posts of portfolio committee chairpersons. These comrades will be recommended to parliament for elections in the respective meetings of committees. We congratulate these comrades and wish them well in their new responsibilities. We also wish to thank our comrades who formerly held these positions.

New deployments:
1. Defence and Military Veterans
Malusi Stanley Motimele (M)
2. Higher Education
Ishmael Malale (M)
3. Home Affairs
Maggy Maunye (F)
4. Basic Education
Hope Malgas (F)
5. Labour
Mamagase Elleck Nchabeleng (M)
6. Public Enterprise
Peter Maluleke (M)
7. Public Works
Catherine Mabuza (F)
8. Water and Environment
Johnny De Lange (M)
9. International Relations and Cooperation
Tisetso Magama (M)
10. Communications
Eric Kholwane (M)
11. Arts and Culture
Thandile Babalwa Sunduza (F)
12. Justice
Luwellyn Tyrone Landers (M)
13. Energy
Sisa Njikelana (M)
14. Joint Standing Committee on Defence
Jerome Joseph Maake (M)
15. Women, Children and People with Disabilities
Dorothy Ramodibe (F)
16. Chair of Caucus
Jerry Dimotana Thibedi (M)
17. House Chairs
Cedric Thomas Frolick
Fatima Hajaig