Makhosazane Promise Patience Zungu (born 1971 or 1972) is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2019. She was formerly the Speaker of Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal and rose to prominence through the National Union of Metalworkers.
Makhosi Zungu | |
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| Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53) Sundumbili, Mandeni Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Life and career
editShe was born in 1971 or 1972 in Sundumbili, a township in Mandeni in present-day KwaZulu-Natal, then Natal province.[1] While attending Tshana High School, she joined the Congress of South African Students, and she later joined the ANC in Mandeni.[1] At the same time she was a shop steward for the National Union of Metalworkers at her workplace in Isithebe[2] and from 2002 to 2004 served on the leadership of her local branch of the ANC-allied Congress of South African Trade Unions.[1] She was also active in the ANC Youth League.[1] In the 2006 local elections, she was elected to represent the ANC as a local councillor in KwaZulu-Natal.[3]
Until her election to the provincial legislature,[4] she was Speaker of Mandeni Local Municipality.[5] She was elected to the provincial legislature in the 2019 general election, ranked 21st on the ANC's provincial party list.[6] In July 2022, she was elected to a four-year term on the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's KwaZulu-Natal branch;[7] she was previously elected in 2015 and 2018.[1]
Personal life
editShe is a member of the Twelve Apostles Church and has one child.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Education is the key, says Mandeni born MPL". North Coast Courier. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Spreading the Union Gospel". NUMSA. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Numsa congratulates Numsa/ANC councillors". NUMSA. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "New leadership at the helm of Mandeni". North Coast Courier. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Councillors bunk Imbizo". North Coast Courier. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Makhosazane Promise Patience Zungu". People's Assembly. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Ex-chair Sihle Zikalala fails to make it into ANC KZN provincial executive committee". Herald. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
edit- Makhosazane Promise Patience Zungu at People's Assembly
- Hon. MPP Zungu at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature