Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi | |
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| Deputy Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 6 June 2014 – 25 May 2019 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Minister | Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane Naledi Pandor |
| Preceded by | Michael Masutha |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
| Leader of the National Freedom Party | |
| In office 25 January 2011 – 6 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 21 May 2014 – 20 June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1962 Makhosini, Natal, South Africa |
| Died | 6 September 2021 (aged 59) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | National Freedom Party |
Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi (1 February 1962 – 6 September 2021) was a South African politician who was the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of South Africa in the cabinet of Jacob Zuma. She was also President of the National Freedom Party (NFP). Prior to being elected to Parliament, she served for nineteen years as a councillor, fifteen of those years as Mayor of the Zululand District Municipality.[1] She was formerly chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the IFP's candidate for Premier of KwaZulu-Natal in the 2009 general election. [2]
On 7 May 2014, her new party successfully contested the 2014 South African general elections by receiving 288,742 (1.57%) of the national votes. This outcome placed the NFP in fifth place, winning 6 seats in the National Assembly.[3]
- ^ Independent Newspapers Online. "NFP leader to quit as Zululand mayor". Independent Online.
- ^ "IFP's candidate for Premier of KwaZulu-Natal in 2009". Twitter. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "NFP leader made deputy minister - City Press". City Press. South Africa. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.