Each Minister and Deputy Minister, before the President of the Constitutional Court or another judge designated by the President of the Constitutional Court, must swear/affirm as follows: I, A.B., swear/solemnly affirm that I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa and will obey, respect and uphold the Constitution and all other law of the Republic; and I undertake to hold my office as Minister/Deputy Minister with honour and dignity; to be a true and faithful counsellor; not to divulge directly or indirectly any secret matter entrusted to me; and to perform the functions of my office conscientiously and to the best of my ability.
UmPhathiswa ngamnye noSekela-mPhathiswa, ephambi koMongameli weNkundla yezomGaqo-siseko okanye kwenye ijaji etyunjwe nguMongameli weNkundla yezomGaqo-siseko, kufuneka afunge/angqinise ngolu hlobo lulandelayo: Mna, A.B., ndiyafunga/ndiyangqinisa ngokunyanisekileyo okokuba ndiya kuthembeka kwiRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika ndaye ndiya kuwuthobela, ndiwuhlonele, kanjalo ndiwuxhase umGaqo-siseko kunye nawo wonke omnye umthetho weRiphabliki; kanjalo ndiyathembisa ukusibamba isikhundla sam njengomPhathiswa/uSekela-mPhathiswa ngesihomo nesithozela; ndibe ngumcebisi onyanisekileyo nothembekileyo; ndingawudizi, nokuba kungokuthe ngqo okanye ngokungathanga ngqo, nawuphi na umcimbi olihlebo ophathiswe mna; ndize ndiyenze nemisebenzi yesikhundla sam ngenkathalo nakangangoko ndinakho.