Cyril Xaba | |
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Co-Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence | |
In office 25 July 2019 – 28 May 2024 Serving with Mamagase Nchabeleng | |
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans | |
In office 2 July 2019 – 28 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Dumisani Gamede (acting)[1] |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
In office 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024 | |
Constituency | KwaZulu-Natal |
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development | |
In office 2014–2016 | |
Preceded by | Meshack Radebe |
Succeeded by | Themba Mthembu[2] |
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
In office 1994–2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vusumuzi Cyril Xaba 1967 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Alma mater | University of KwaZulu-Natal University of Natal |
Profession | Politician |
Vusumuzi Cyril Xaba (born 1967) is a South African politician and a former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2019 to 2024. He served as Co-Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence and as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans. A member of the African National Congress, he previously served in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 1994 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2019. He was the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2014 to 2016. Cyril Xaba was elected as mayor the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which contains the city of Durban, following the resignation of former mayor Mxolisi Kaunda.