Nonhlanhla Khoza

Nonhlanhla Mildred Khoza is a South African politician in KwaZulu-Natal serving as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for the provincial Department of Social Development. She was appointed to the position in May 2019. Khoza became a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in May 2014. She is the current provincial chairperson of the African National Congress Women's League.

Nonhlanhla Khoza
MPL
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development
Assumed office
27 May 2019
PremierNomusa Dube-Ncube
Sihle Zikalala
Preceded byWeziwe Thusi
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born
Nonhlanhla Mildred Khoza
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

Khoza is a member of the African National Congress and the provincial chairperson of the party's women's league.[1] In 2017, Khoza campaigned for Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to become ANC national president. She is also a supporter of the party's provincial chairperson Sihle Zikalala.[1]

Khoza became a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature on 21 May 2014 following the 2014 provincial election.[2] After the 2019 provincial election, Zikalala was elected premier. On 27 May 2019, he appointed Khoza as the Member of the Executive Council responsible for the provincial Department of Social Development, succeeding Weziwe Thusi.[1] She was sworn in on the same day.[3]

On 11 August 2022, Khoza was reappointed as Social Development MEC by the newly elected premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube.[4]

References
  1. Mavuso, Sihle (27 May 2019). "New KZN Cabinet: Who's in, who's out and who are the new faces?". IOL. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "Nonhlanhla Mildred Khoza". People's Assembly. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. Harper, Paddy (27 May 2019). "Zikalala appoints youthful cabinet in KZN". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. Rall, Se-Anne. "KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube announces 6 new MECs in cabinet shuffle". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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