Mandlenkosi Enock Mbili (16 October 1963 – 10 July 2012) was a South African politician who served as a
member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2006 until his death in 2012, representing the
African National Congress.
Early life and education
Mbili was born on 16 October 1963 in the area of Nyangwini in present-day
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 ...
. He attended Zwelibanzi High School, after which he earned a Diploma in
Marketing Management at the
University of South Africa before going on to receive a Bachelor of Administration from the
University of Zululand.
He worked in the private sector and established his own business.
Political career
Mbili served as chairperson of the
ANC's KwaDabeka branch in KwaZulu-Natal from 1990 to 1994 and was a member of the Regional Executive Committee (REC) and the Regional Working Committee (RWC) of the party's Lower South Coast Region between 1999 and 2003.
Parliamentary career
Mbili became an ANC
member of the National Assembly of South Africa in 2006 and was elected to full term in
2009
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. He represented the community of
Hibberdene
Hibberdene is a small coastal town on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa. It was named after C. Maxwell-Hibberd, the former postmaster-general of Natal.
Hibberdene is located in the Hibiscus Coast region of the KZN South Coast and is ...
.
He was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Finance as well as the
Standing Committee on Public Accounts
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA; Afrikaans: ''Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge'') is a standing committee of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa. It oversees the financial ...
(SCOPA) of which he was the ANC's whip for a number of years until he was demoted by ANC chief whip
Mathole Motshekga
Mathole Serofo Motshekga (born 2 April 1949) is a South African lawyer and politician who was elected to his third consecutive term as a Member of Parliament in the 2019 general election. He formerly represented his political party, the Afric ...
in 2011 after he had a fall-out with Motshekga a year prior. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Appropriations at the time of his death.
Death
Mbili died in a single-vehicle car accident on 10 July 2012 on the
N2 near Lamontville in KwaZulu-Natal. He had allegedly lost control of his
4x4
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and landed in a ditch while he was en route to his home in
uMgababa
Umgababa is a rural community area with a large marketplace for tourists in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It forms part of eThekwini.
Etymology
The river valley's name ''uMgababa'' is of Zulu origin meaning ''the place of jealousy'', its origin ...
from the airport. He had recently been discharged from hospital and was recovering from an earlier car accident. His funeral was held on 22 July 2012 at the Esibaneni Sports Ground in
Mtwalume.
On 7 August 2012, the National Assembly passed a motion of condolence to his family.
See also
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References
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1963 births
2012 deaths
Zulu people
Politicians from KwaZulu-Natal
African National Congress politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
University of South Africa alumni
Road incident deaths in South Africa