Hlengiwe Mavimbela Explained

Hlengiwe Mavimbela
Honorific-Suffix:MPL
Office1:KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Premier1:Sihle Zikalala
Term Start1:27 May 2019
Term End1:11 August 2022
Predecessor1:Bongi Sithole-Moloi
Successor1:Amanda Mapena
Office2:Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Term Start2:22 May 2019
Birthname:Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Occupation:Member of the Executive Council
Profession:Teacher
Politician

Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela is a South African politician and teacher who served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government from May 2019 to August 2022. She was elected to the legislature in May 2019. Mavimbela is a member of the African National Congress.

Background

Mavimbela is from Umkhanyakude in northern KwaZulu-Natal.[1] She is a teacher by profession. She is a member of the African National Congress. Mavimbela was the speaker of Umkhanyakude District Municipality during the mayoralty of Jeff Vilane.

Provincial government

She was sworn in as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature on 22 May 2019. On 28 May, premier Sihle Zikalala appointed Mavimbela as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture.[2] She succeeded Bongi Sithole-Moloi and took office on the same day.[3]

On 11 August 2022, Mavimbela resigned as MEC ahead of the newly elected premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube's cabinet announcement.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mavuso . Sihle . New KZN Cabinet: Who's in, who's out and who are the new faces? . 8 October 2020 . IOL . 27 May 2019 . Pietermaritzburg.
  2. News: Harper . Paddy . Zikalala appoints youthful cabinet in KZN . 8 October 2020 . The Sunday Times . 27 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Office of the MEC . www.kzndsr.gov.za . 8 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Singh . Karen . Former KZN MECs Jomo Sibiya, Kwazi Mshengu and Hlengiwe Mavimbela thank the ANC for opportunity to serve . 2022-08-11 . www.iol.co.za . en.