Isaiah Ntshangase Explained

Party:African National Congress
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:June 1999
Termend1:February 2001
Birth Date:1 April 1966
Death Date:February 2001 (aged 34)
Birth Name:Isaiah Boy Ntshangase
Birth Place:Pongola, Natal Province
South Africa
Constituency1:KwaZulu-Natal

Isaiah Boy Ntshangase (1 April 1966 – February 2001) was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1999 until his death in 2001. A lionised figure in the ANC Youth League, he was provincial chairperson of the league's KwaZulu-Natal branch from 1996 to 2000. Before that, he was an activist in the South African Youth Congress.

Life and career

Ntshangase was born on 1 April 1966[1] in Pongola in the north of the former Natal Province.[2] He was an activist in the South African Youth Congress and served as provincial chairperson of the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal from 1996 to 2000.[3]

While in his youth league office, Ntshangase was elected to the National Assembly in the 1999 general election; he joined the ANC's KwaZulu-Natal caucus. He remained in his seat until his death in February 2001. His seat was later filled by Albertina Luthuli.[4]

Memorials

In 2008, Walter Gilbert Street in eThekwini was renamed Isaiah Ntshangase Road.[5] [6] Nathi Mthethwa addressed a memorial lecture held in his honour in 2019.

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 1999 . General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 408 . 20203 . 26 March 2021.
  2. News: 12 December 2019 . Cde Nathi Mthethwa to deliver the Isaiah Ntshangase Memorial Lecture at the Moses Mabhida Stadium . Polity . 13 May 2023.
  3. Web site: 1997-11-07 . How ANC protected warlord ‘spy’ . 2023-05-13 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  4. Web site: 2002-06-02 . The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020602095739/http://parliament.gov.za/na/resign.htm . 2 June 2002 . 2023-04-02 . Parliament of South Africa.
  5. News: 15 May 2008 . Durban street renaming proposals . IOL . 13 May 2023.
  6. News: 8 November 2008 . Street name war 'gets nasty' . IOL . 13 May 2023.