Zanele magwaza msibi biography
•
National Freedom Party leader, Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, who died on Monday due to a cardiac arrest, was a charismatic leader who cut her political teeth in the IFP.
Joining the IFP at the age of 13, Magwaza-Msibi went on to occupy various positions in the party.
Born in , Magwaza-Msibi in become one of the youngest branch chairpersons of a political party in the country.
A teacher by training, Magwaza-Msibi she was the protégé of IFP founder, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and was the first democratically-elected Mayor of the Zululand District Municipality.
Affectionately referred to by her throngs of followers as VZ, Magwaza-Msibi, who was elected IFP national chairperson in , went on to hold on to hold the position of Zululand District Municipality for 15 years, from to
Perceived as Buthelezi&#;s close confidante, Magwaza-Msibi’s bond with the IFP founder however crumbled in after the eruption of an ugly succession battle within the party.
The succession ba
•
Veronica Zanele KaMagwaza-Msibi is South Africa's Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.
Born and brought up in Makhosini, in the Mahlabathini area, the Deputy Minister holds a BA from the University of Zululand, a Diploma in Further Education in Management from the University of Natal, and a Diploma in Local Government from the University of Durban-Westville.
After kvalificerande as a primary school teacher at the KwaGqikazi College of Education in , she taught at several schools in KwaZulu-Natal, serving as principal in three of them, before entering politics full time.
Among her many other responsibilities, she has been a member of the Heritage KwaZulu-Natal council, and Chair of the Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund board. She has served on various local and provincial structures, and spent 15 years as Mayor of the Zululand District Municipality.
In she formed the National Freedom Party, of which she is currently President.
Driven by a passion to make a difference in peop
•
Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, Ms
Current Positions
Ms Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi was the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa with effect from 06 June until 25 May
She is the President of the National Freedom Party (NFP).
Academic Qualifications
She holds a BA degree from the University of Zululand and a Diploma in Further Education from the then University of Natal (now University of KwaZulu-Natal) and a Diploma in Local Government from the then University of Durban-Westville (now University of KwaZulu-Natal).
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
Ms KaMagwaza-Msibi is a former school principal. She has occupied several senior administrative positions in municipal councils while also playing a leadership role in numerous community projects.
Driven by a passion to make a difference in other people's lives, Ms KaMagwaza-Msibi set up the Zanele KaMagwaza-Msibi Foundation. Since its inception, the foundation has built