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Dumisile Goodness Nhlengethwa
Dumisile Goodness Nhlengethwa (4 July 1969 – 24 May 2021) was a South African politician who served as Mpumalanga's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Public Works, Roads and Transport from May 2014 to August 2016. Prior to her time in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, she represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly from 2009 to 2014. Nhlengethwa left the provincial legislature in August 2016 to serve as a local councillor in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, where she was elected Speaker. At the time of her death in 2021, she was serving as a councillor in the Gert Sibande District Municipality. Early life Nhlengethwa was born on 4 July 1969. Career in government In the 2009 South African general election, 2009 general election, Nhlengethwa was elected to represent the ANC in the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, South African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, first post-apartheid election installed Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa. Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent national President, has served as President of the ANC since 18 December 2017. Founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), the organisation was formed to agitate, by moderate methods, for the rights of black South Africans. When the National Party (South Africa), National Party government came to power 1948 South African general election, in 1948, the ANC's central purpose became to oppose the new government's policy of institutionalised apartheid. To this end, its methods and means of organisation shifted; its adoption of the techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
