Nonhlanhla Mildred Khoza is a South African politician in

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 ...

who served as the

Member of the Executive Council In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members,''Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996'', Chapter 6: "Pro ...

(MEC) for the provincial Department of Social Development from May 2019 until May 2024. Khoza was a member of the

KwaZulu-Natal Legislature The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is unicameral in its composition and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the leading party or coalition members i ...

from May 2014 until May 2024. She is the current provincial chairperson of the

African National Congress Women's League The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) is an auxiliary women's political organization of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. This organization has its precedent in the Bantu Women's League, and it oscillated from b ...

Career in the ANC

Khoza was elected a regional secretary of the

in 2001, a position she would hold for two terms when she was elected regional chairperson. In 2008, Khoza was elected provincial secretary of the women's league in

. After two terms in the position, she was elected provincial chairperson, a position she currently holds. In 2017, Khoza supported

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's unsuccessful campaign for ANC national president at the party's 54th National Conference. At the ANCWL provincial conference held in August 2023, Khoza defeated the MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Bongi Sithole-Moloi by three votes to secure another term as provincial chairperson.

Provincial government: 2014-2024

Khoza became a member of the

on 21 May 2014 following the 2014 provincial election. After the 2019 provincial election, Zikalala was elected premier. On 27 May 2019, he appointed Khoza as the

responsible for the provincial Department of Social Development, succeeding Weziwe Thusi. She was sworn in on the same day. On 11 August 2022, Khoza was reappointed as Social Development MEC by the newly elected premier

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. Khoza left the provincial legislature and the provincial government in 2024.

References

External links

Department Of Social Development Province of KwaZulu-Natal-MEC Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khoza, Nonhlanhla Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Zulu people African National Congress politicians Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature 21st-century South African politicians