Sipho Nkosi

Sipho Caiphas "KK" Nkosi is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2009. He has chaired the legislature's Portfolio Committee on Finance since 2014.

Sipho Nkosi
MPL
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
6 May 2009
Personal details
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
NicknameKK

Political career

Nkosi previously served as provincial secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union in KwaZulu-Natal.[1] He was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 2009 general election, ranked 27th on the ANC's provincial party list.[2]

He was re-elected to his seat in the 2014 general election, ranked 11th on the ANC's party list,[3] and he was subsequently elected to chair the legislature's Portfolio Committee on Finance; his appointment was welcomed by the opposition Democratic Alliance.[4] In the 2019 general election, he was elected to his third term in the provincial legislature, ranked 29th on the ANC's party list.[5] He retained his position as chair of the finance committee.[5][6]

References
  1. "KZN officials dismiss union strike threat". The Mail & Guardian. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "KwaZulu-Natal MPLs elected April 22". Politicsweb. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. "2014 elections: Members of KwaZulu-Natal legislature". Politicsweb. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. Ngqulunga, Thobani (3 June 2014). "Row over new Scopa chair". Witness. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. "Sipho Caiphas Nkosi". People's Assembly. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. "KZN portfolio committee rejects Prasa railway project plan". News365. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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