Bicks Ndoni (7 May 1958 – 20 January 2020) was a South African politician who served as chief whip of the

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from August 2018 until his death in January 2020. He was previously the deputy mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay under the mayoralty of

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. Ndoni served as the mayor of

Uitenhage Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port El ...

transitional council in the 1990s. He was an

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 ...

(ANC) politician.

Political career

Following the

1995–96 South African municipal elections Municipal elections were held in South Africa in 1995 and 1996. Over 11 000 seats were contested of which the African National Congress won 6 032, the National Party (South Africa), National Party 1 814, the Inkhata Freedom Party 754 and the Demo ...

, he became a municipal councillor. He was soon appointed mayor of the

transitional council. In 2000, he was elected a councillor of the inaugural Nelson Mandela Bay City Council. Ndoni became the deputy mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay in May 2015, as the ANC announced a leadership reshuffle in the municipality. He served alongside

until the ANC administration was ousted in the August 2016 municipal election. He was succeeded by Mongameli Bobani of the

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(UDM). In August 2018, Ndoni took office as the chief whip of the council.

Death

Ndoni died on 20 January 2020 at the ANC's regional headquarters, Florence Matomela House, in

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. He had suffered a

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. He was 61 years old. Various politicians of multiple political parties sent their condolences. He is survived by his wife Mpho and their children.

References

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