Zanele Sifuba

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Zanele Sifuba
MPL
Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
DeputyLucy Mapena
Preceded by
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Children3
Alma materVista University
Central University of Technology
University of the Free State
ProfessionPolitician

Ntombizanele Beauty Sifuba is a South African politician and educator who has been the speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature since May 2019. She was elected to the legislature in the same month. Sifuba is a member of the African National Congress.

Education[]

In 1988, Sifuba obtained a bachelor of arts in education from Vista University.[1] From the Central University of Technology, she holds a bachelor of psychology.[1] In 2017, Sifuba attained a postgraduate diploma in governance and political transformation from the University of the Free State.[1] She is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field.[1]

Career[]

Teaching career[]

Sifuba worked as a teacher from 1999 to 2019.[1] She also worked as the deputy director responsible for monitoring and evaluation at the provincial Department of Social Development.[1]

Political career[]

In 1995, she was elected deputy secretary of the African National Congress in the party's President Steyn region.[1] She also held leadership positions in the South African Democratic Teachers Union.[1] Sifuba was the deputy provincial chairperson of COSATU.[1] Sifuba is currently a member of the ANC's subcommittees on economic development and gender and equity.[1]

In March 2019, Sifuba was placed twelfth on the ANC's provincial list.[2] She was elected as the ANC won 19 seats in the Free State Provincial Legislature. Sifuba was sworn in as an MPL on 22 May 2019. On the same day, she was elected speaker.[3]

Personal life[]

Sifuba has three daughters.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fouche, Lani (22 August 2019). "Women on the Move: Meet the Speaker of the FS Legislature, Ntombizanele Sifuba". Get It Bloemfontein. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Morapela, Katleho. "Ntombela, Sifuba, and Tshabalala emerge victorious in FS Legislature". OFM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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