[3] He later became active in the African National Congress (ANC) in his home region, serving as secretary of his local branch in Giyani and ultimately rising to membership in the party's Provincial Executive Committee in Limpopo.
[3] On 25 September 2008, Baloyi was appointed as Minister of Public Service and Administration by Kgalema Motlanthe, who had that day been elected as the third President of South Africa.
[9][10] The dispute was resolved in October 2010, when a majority of unions accepted a 7.5 per cent salary increase,[11] but Baloyi was roundly criticised for his handling of the strike.
[15] In October 2019, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni publicly alleged that Baloyi was partly responsible for unsustainable inflation of the public-sector wage bill.
[17] Maseko later claimed that he was transferred because he refused to acquiesce in state capture by the Gupta brothers, an allegation which precipitated an inquiry by the Zondo Commission.
[7] In the aftermath of Baloyi's resignation from Parliament, press reported that he was expected to replace Stan Mathabatha as South African Ambassador to Ukraine.