Nomvuzo Shabalala

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Nomvuzo Shabalala
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
14 August 2018 – 26 December 2020
Succeeded byNkosinathi Dlamini
Deputy Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byLogie Naidoo
Succeeded byFawzia Peer
Personal details
Born29 April 1960
Died26 December 2020(2020-12-26) (aged 60)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
South African Communist Party
ProfessionPolitician

Nomvuzo Francisca Shabalala (29 April 1960 – 26 December 2020) was a South African politician. She was a member of the

National Assembly
.

Education

Shabalala was born on 29 April 1960.

Mangosuthu Technikon and then waste management at the Natal Technikon.[2] At the Durban Commercial College, she studied accounting and bookkeeping and advanced word processing.[2] Shabalala fulfilled a leadership course at the University of Pretoria.[2]

Political career

Shabalala served as the deputy chairperson of the ANC's Durban South region between 2001 and 2002.[2] In 2011, she was elected deputy mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, replacing Logie Naidoo.[3] The next year, she was elected to the ANC's Provincial Executive Committee.[2] Shabalala left the ANC PEC in 2015.[2] Also in 2015, Shabalala was elected as deputy provincial chairperson of the South African Communist Party.[2]

In February 2016, Shabalala said that the

National Assembly.[7] She was then made an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and a member of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.[8] Nomalungelo Gina replaced her as deputy provincial chair of the SACP at its provincial congress later on in August 2018.[9]

At the May 2019 general election, Shabalala was elected to a full term as a parliamentarian.[10] She was then assigned to the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members Interests and the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education.[2]

Death

Shabalala died from a COVID-19-related illness on 26 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.[11][12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ SACP mourns the passing of its Central Committee member Cde Nomvuzo Shabalala
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ms Nomvuzo Francisca Shabalala". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "New Ethekwini Mayor Inaugurated". Durban.gov.za. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Manda, Sihle (10 February 2016). "#FeesMustFall is a 'political campaign'". Durban. IOL. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Fawzia Peer new eThekwini deputy mayor". East Coast Radio. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ ANC MP and SACP central committee member Nomvuzo Shabalala has died
  7. ^ Seven new ANC MPs sworn in
  8. ^ "Experience: Nomvuzo Francisca Shabalala". People's Assembly. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ^ Mthethwa, Bongani (29 August 2018). "I've got no beef with Blade' says SACP KZN head Themba Mthembu". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  10. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. ^ "ANC MP Nomvuzo Francisca Shabalala dies of Covid-19-related illness".
  12. ^ Hlophe, Nonkululeko. "Former eThekwini deputy mayor Shabalala passes away". SABC News. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  13. ^ Ntuli, Nokuthula (26 December 2020). "Death of SA Communist Party KZN MP mourned". The Witness. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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