The Cabinet is an executive body of appointed government ministers. It normally consists vice-presidents, appointed ministers of government.
|
Country |
Women Ministers 1995 |
Women Ministers 2000 % |
Women Ministers 2006 % |
Women Ministers 2009 % |
Women Ministers 2012 % |
Women Ministers 2015 % |
Women Ministers 2018 % |
Women Ministers 2020 % |
Women Ministers 2022 % |
|
Angola |
4 |
11 (2002) |
7 |
32.3 |
22.9 |
21 |
38.7 |
42.2 |
33.3 |
|
Botswana |
2 |
23 (2002) |
28.6 |
18.8 |
12.5 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
|
DRC |
-- |
-- |
2.5 |
2.5 |
10.7 |
8.3 |
10. |
13.5 |
20 |
|
Eswatini |
-- |
13.3 |
18 |
20 |
22.2 |
25 |
26.3 |
38.9 |
29 |
|
Lesotho |
1 |
12.5(2002) |
31 |
31.6 |
23.8 |
17.8 |
22.2 |
7.1 |
16 |
|
Madagascar |
-- |
-- |
-- |
- |
- |
20 |
21.8 |
26.7 |
34 |
|
Malawi |
3/33 (9%) |
17.3 |
21 |
24 |
27.3 |
15 |
22.2 |
23 |
38.7 |
|
Mauritius |
-- |
8 |
10 |
9.5 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
14 |
|
Mozambique |
1 |
12.5 |
23 |
25.9 |
28.6 |
22.7 |
29.2 |
35.3 |
50 |
|
Namibia |
2/20 (10%) |
14.2 |
27 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
22.2 |
19.2 |
17.4 |
34.6 |
|
Seychelles |
-- |
21.4 |
27.2 |
28 |
23.1 |
21.4 |
41.6 |
45.5 |
38.4 |
|
South Africa |
3/24 (12.5%) |
33 |
42.8 |
42 |
38.8 |
40.5 |
43.3 |
50 |
50 |
|
Tanzania |
3/23 (13%) |
13 |
20 |
23.3 |
30.0 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
30.4 |
|
Zambia |
12% |
8.3 |
28.8 |
13.6 |
15.0 |
25.9 |
25 |
28.6 |
16 |
|
Zimbabwe |
2/24 (8%) |
24 |
19 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
15 |
15 |
22.2 |
27 |
The figures shown exclude President, Vice President and Deputy Ministers, as they sit in Cabinet in some countries and not in others.
Source National progress reports on implementation of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development; National gender reports; SADC Gender Monitor 1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2018, Government websites