Mandla Msibi

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Mandla Msibi
MPL
Mpumalanga MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs
In office
24 February 2021 – 12 October 2021
PremierRefilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
Preceded byVusi Shongwe
Mpumalanga MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
In office
29 May 2019 – 24 February 2021
PremierRefilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
Preceded by
Succeeded byBusisiwe Shiba
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Mandla Jeffrey Msibi

(1975-12-14) 14 December 1975 (age 46)
, Transvaal Province, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
OccupationMember of the Executive Council
ProfessionPolitician

Mandla Jeffrey Msibi (born 14 December 1975) is a South African politician and educator who has been a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature since May 2019. He was the Mpumalanga MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs from February 2021 until his dismissal in October 2021 and before that, he was the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from May 2019 to February 2021. Prior to serving in the legislature, he was the speaker and a councillor in the Mbombela Local Municipality. Msibi is a member of the African National Congress.

Early life and education[]

Msibi was born on 14 December 1975 in in the Transvaal Province, now Mpumalanga. He attended Lekazi Central High School. He achieved a senior teacher's diploma from the Elijah Mango College of Education. Msibi obtained a certificate in negotiation skills and basic business skills from the University of Potchefstroom before attaining a certificate in executive leadership from the University of Pretoria.[1]

Career[]

Msibi was an educator for the education department. He later found employment as a youth commissioner in the office of the Premier of Mpumalanga. In March 2006, he was elected as a councillor in the Mbombela Local Municipality. He took over as the speaker of the municipality following the 2016 municipal elections.[2]

On 22 May 2019, Msibi became a member of the provincial legislature. Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane appointed him to the post of MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He assumed office on 29 May.[3][4]

On 24 February 2021, Msibi was moved to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs portfolio of the executive council.[5]

On 12 October 2021, Mtsweni-Tsipane fired Msibi as MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs as he faces murder and attempted murder charges. He will remain as an ordinary member of the provincial legislature.[6]

Personal life[]

He was married to National Freedom Party leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi. KaMagwaza-Msibi died in September 2021.[7][8]

Controversies[]

In July 2017, Msibi was accused of vandalising a vehicle that belonged to a councillor. He was then accused of breaking into and vandalising a house in August. Msibi was also accused of attempted murder and the assault of a person who was left partially disabled after the ordeal.[9] He was also accused of wrecking a BMW X5. In February 2018, he was arrested in Pienaar outside Mbombela for malicious damage to property after he allegedly retaliated against community members who accused him of being corrupt.[10]

2021 murder and attempted murder charges[]

Msibi and his co-accused, Njabulo Mkhonto and Anele Sonke Mnisi, are currently facing two counts of murder and one of attempted murder relating to the fatal shooting of Dingaan Ngwenya and Sindela Lubisi and the wounding of a third person at the Cayotes Shisa Nyama in Nelspruit on 22 August 2021. On 11 October 2021, Msibi handed himself over to police and has since remained in police custody. He and his co-accused appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court on 12 October 2021[11] There was a bomb scare at Msibi's bail hearing in court on 13 October.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "PROFILE OF MR MJ MSIBI" (PDF). cogta.mpg.gov.za. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ Francis, Philippa (16 August 2016). "New municipality convenes". lowvelder.co.za. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ Khoza, Mandla (28 May 2019). "Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni announces 'mixed bag' cabinet". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ Yende, Sizwe Sama (29 May 2019). "New Mpumalanga cabinet fails to align with New Dawn outlook". City Press. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2021-02-24-mpumalanga-cabinet-reshuffle-mecs-will-have-performance-metrics-says-premier/[bare URL]
  6. ^ Mthethwa, Ntwaagae Seleka and Cebelihle. "JUST IN | Mpumalanga premier fires Mandla Msibi as MEC in wake of his arrest". News24. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  7. ^ Zulu, Nqobile. "TRIBUTE - Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi: The Imbokodo of opposition politics in KZN". News24. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  8. ^ Mokhoali, Veronica. "'There was no woman like her': Gugu Gumede pays tribute to mom kaMagwaza-Msibi". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  9. ^ "Murder-accused MEC Mandla Msibi asked to step aside". The Mail & Guardian. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  10. ^ "City of Mbombela speaker arrested". The Citizen. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  11. ^ Yende, Sizwe Sama. "Arrested MEC Mandla Msibi to spend the night in jail". Citypress. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  12. ^ "Bomb scare at murder accused MEC Mandla Msibi's bail hearing". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

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