Siphosihle Emmanuel Hlomuka is a South African politician who is the

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(MEC) for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison in

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, having been appointed in August 2022. He served as the MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs from May 2019 to August 2022. Hlomuka was sworn in as a

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in May 2019. He is the current deputy provincial secretary of the

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Early life and education

Hlomuka was born in

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. He studied at the

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where he obtained a bachelor's degree in public administration and an honours degree in public administration.

Political career

Hlomuka is a member of the

. He is the party's current deputy provincial secretary. He also served in the

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. Following the provincial election that was held on 8 May 2019, he was nominated to the

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. He was sworn in as a member on 22 May 2019. On 27 May 2019, premier

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appointed him to the post of

(MEC) for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, succeeding

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. He was sworn in the same day. On 10 May 2022, Cabinet approved Hlomuka's appointment as the Deputy Director-General of Local Government Support and Interventions Management at the national Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ministry. He will soon vacate his position in the provincial government. Ahead of the ANC provincial elective conference from 22–24 July 2022, the ANC in eThekwini announced its support for Hlomuka's bid for a second term as deputy provincial secretary. Hlomuka was re-elected at the conference. On 11 August 2022, Hlomuka was appointed by the newly elected premier

as the MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison.

Personal life

In November 2019, Hlomuka's brother, Nathi, and his friend were shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Peacetown outside Ladysmith.

References

External links

KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Sipho Hlomuka – ProfileHon. SE Hlomuka
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hlomuka, Sipho Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Zulu people Politicians from KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress politicians Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature