Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela is a South African politician and teacher who served as the
Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government from May 2019 to August 2022. She was elected to the legislature in May 2019. Mavimbela is a member of the
African National Congress.
Background
Mavimbela is from
Umkhanyakude in northern
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
.
She is a teacher by profession. She is a member of the
African National Congress. Mavimbela was the speaker of Umkhanyakude District Municipality during the mayoralty of
Jeff Vilane
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Music
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Provincial government
She was sworn in as a Member of the
KwaZulu-Natal Legislature on 22 May 2019. On 28 May, premier
Sihle Zikalala appointed Mavimbela as the
Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture. She succeeded
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 ...
and took office on the same day.
On 11 August 2022, Mavimbela resigned as MEC ahead of the newly elected premier
Nomusa Dube-Ncube's cabinet announcement.
References
External links
Ms Hlengiwe Mavimbela: MEC For Arts, Culture, Sport and RecreationHlengiwe Mavimbela, Ms – South African Government
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Zulu people
Politicians from KwaZulu-Natal
Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
African National Congress politicians
21st-century South African politicians