Office: | Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature |
Termstart: | June 2024 |
Office1: | Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Education |
Termstart1: | June 2024 |
Premier1: | Mandla Ndlovu |
Predecessor1: | Bonakele Majuba |
Office3: | Mayor of City of Mbombela |
Termstart3: | 2011 |
Termend3: | 2014 |
Successor3: | Sibusiso Mathonsi |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1962 |
Birth Place: | Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Party: | African National Congress |
Citizenship: | South African |
Honorific Suffix: | MPL |
Landulile Cathrine Dlamini (born 8 January 1962) is a South African politician who currently serves as Member of the Legislature in the Mpumalanga Province and the MEC for the Department of Education. She is also the former mayor of the City of Mbombela[1] [2]
Dlamini served as councillor for the Ehlanzeni District Municipality from 2006 and had served as mayor of the then Greater Malalane Local Municipality which governed Malalane, Hectorspuit and KaMhlushwa. In 2011, she was appointed the director of evaluation and monitoring in then premier David Mabuza's office before she became the mayor for the City of Mbombela.[3]
In 2016, Dlamini became a member of South Africa's Parliament and served in various committees, including chairing the Portfolio Committee on Social Services.[4] [5]
In 2018 Dlamini signalled her interests in leading the province of Mpumalanga as chairperson of the ruling African National Congress after then chairperson David Mabuza left it vacant to become the national deputy president.
She is now serving as Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Education, appointed by current ANC provincial chairperson and Premier Mandla Ndlovu.[6] [7] [8]
She holds various certificates in governance and project management as well as a Degree in Social Science from the University of Western Cape. Her qualifications include -