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 |
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.
She 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]
She is a member of the Twelve Apostles Church and has one child. [1]
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 |
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.
She 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]
She is a member of the Twelve Apostles Church and has one child. [1]