Steve Vukhile Tshwete | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Safety and Security | |
| In office 17 June 1999 – 26 April 2002 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Sydney Mufamadi |
| Succeeded by | Charles Nqakula |
| Minister of Sport and Recreation | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | New post |
| Succeeded by | Ngconde Balfour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steve Vukhile Tshwete 12 November 1938 Springs, Transvaal Province |
| Died | 26 April 2002 (aged 63) Pretoria, Gauteng |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Pamela MaMzangwa |
| Children | Lindela, Mayihlome, Yonda and Mandlakazi |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
Steve Vukhile Tshwete (12 November 1938 – 26 April 2002) was a South African politician and activist with the African National Congress. Involved in Umkhonto we Sizwe, Tshwete was imprisoned by the apartheid authorities on Robben Island from February 1964 to 1978. Tshwete resumed activities with the ANC and become a regional coordinator for the new United Democratic Front. He later lived in exile in Zambia with the ANC. After the first free elections in South Africa in 1994, he became the new government's first Sports Minister and later was Minister of Safety and Security.