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Bongi Sithole-Moloi
Bongiwe Nomusa Sithole-Moloi () is a South African politician who served as KwaZulu-Natal's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from February 2023 until June 2024. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature from 2014 until May 2024. Sithole-Moloi was a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council from 2016 until 2024. Before being appointed as the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, she was the MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation from 2016 to 2019 and MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2019 to 2023. She gained political prominence as the Mayor of Umgungundlovu District Municipality from 2000 to 2008; she was removed from that position in a vote of no-confidence supported by her own party. Mayor of Umgungundlovu: 2000–2008 Sithole-Moloi became active in the ANC in the Natal Midlands in the early 1990s, and she represented the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Council Of KwaZulu-Natal
The Executive Council of KwaZulu-Natal is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature by the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, an office held since August 2022 by Nomusa Dube-Ncube of the African National Congress (ANC). Mkhize premiership: 2009–2013 After his election in the 2009 general election, Premier Zweli Mkhize announced his new Executive Council on 11 May 2009. Weeks afterwards, Bheki Cele resigned as MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, in order to become National Police Commissioner. On 29 July, Mkhize announced that Cele would be replaced by Willies Mchunu, and that Nomusa Dube-Ncube would in turn take over Mchunu's portfolio, Local Government and Traditional Affairs. In November 2011, Mkhize announced a reshuffle of his cabinet which affected four portfolios. Senz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umgungundlovu District Municipality
uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22 Geography Neighbours uMgungundlovu is surrounded by: * eThekwini to the southeast (Durban) * iLembe to the east (DC29) * Sisonke to the southwest (DC43) * Ugu to the south (DC21) * Umzinyathi to the north (DC24) * Uthukela to the northwest (DC23) Local municipalities The district contains the following local municipalities: Demographics The following statistics are from the 2011 census. Gender Ethnic group Age Politics Election results Election results for Umgungundlovu in the South African general election, 2004. * Population 18 and over: 575 772 2.06% of total population* Total votes: 280 991 0.28% of total population* Voting % estimate: 48.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over See also * Municipal Demarcation Board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senzo Mchunu
Edward Senzo Mchunu (born 21 April 1958) is a South African politician currently serving as Minister of Water and Sanitation. He served as Minister of Public Service and Administration from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as Premier of KwaZulu-Natal from 22 August 2013 until 23 May 2016. (as acting Premier until 26 September). He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and a former provincial chairperson of the party in KwaZulu-Natal. Mchunu was born in April 1958 at eNhlwathi in the area of KwaHlabisa in northern KwaZulu-Natal. He was educated at the University of Zululand and the University of South Africa The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, U ..., qualifying with a BA in Education and International Relations. From 1985 he worked as a high school teacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial Chairperson Of The African National Congress
The Provincial Executive Committees (PEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) are the chief executive organs of the party's nine provincial branches. Comprising the so-called Top Five provincial officials and up to 30 additional elected members, each is structured similarly to the ANC's National Executive Committee and is elected every four years at party provincial conferences. The Top Five officials at the head of the PEC are the ANC Provincial Chairperson, the political leader of the party in the province; the ANC Provincial Secretary, a full-time party functionary; their respective deputies; and the Provincial Treasurer. With some notable exceptions especially under President Thabo Mbeki, the Provincial Chairperson often becomes the ANC's candidate for election as Premier in the corresponding provincial government, and other members of the PEC are often appointed to the provincial cabinet as Members of the Executive Council. Structure and election Since its early histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IOL (South Africa)
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The newspaper was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Irish Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to the Russian oligarch and former KGB Officer Alexander Lebedev in 2010. In 2017, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in it. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The website and mobile app had a combined monthly reach of 19,826,000 in 2021. History 1986 to 1990 Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
