Mbali Frazer Explained

Mbali Frazer
Honorific-Suffix:MPL
Office1:KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education
Premier1:Nomusa Dube-Ncube
Term Start1:11 August 2022
Term End1:14 June 2024
Predecessor1:Kwazi Mshengu
Successor1:Sipho Hlomuka
Office2:Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Term Start2:21 May 2014
Birthname:Mbalenhle Cleopatra Frazer
Party:African National Congress
Profession:Educator, politician

Mbalenhle Cleopatra Frazer, commonly known as Mbali Frazer, is a South African politician and former educator who was KwaZulu-Natal's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education from August 2022 until June 2024. She has served in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature as an African National Congress MPL since 2014. Frazer was elected deputy provincial chairperson of the African National Congress Women's League in August 2023.

Career in the ANC

Frazer is a former teacher and trade unionist. In 2014, Frazer was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature on the ticket of the African National Congress. Frazer supported Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's unsuccessful ANC presidential campaign in 2017.[1] She was re-elected to the provincial legislature in 2019 and then elected as the chairperson of the public works committee. When Dlamini-Zuma came under scrutiny during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Frazer came to her defence.[1]

At the provincial African National Congress Women's League elective conference held from 4 to 7 August 2023, Frazer successfully contested the position of deputy provincial chairperson. She defeated Phumzile Mbatha-Cele for the position, winning with 649 votes to Mbatha-Cele's 545.[2]

Provincial government

Following the resignation of Sihle Zikalala as the premier of KwaZulu-Natal on 5 August 2022, Frazer, ANC MPL Amanda Mapena and Finance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube were shortlisted by the provincial ANC as possible candidates to succeed Zikalala.[1] The premier's position ultimately went to Dube-Ncube.[3] Following Dube-Ncube's election and inauguration, she named her executive council on 11 August 2022. Frazer was appointed as the MEC for Education, succeeding Kwazi Mshengu.[4] [5] [6] Trade unions welcomed her appointment.[7]

Frazer was re-elected to her seat in the provincial legislature in the 2024 provincial election, however, she was not reappointed to the Executive Council.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Motha . Sandile . 2022-08-07 . The women in the wings . 2022-08-12 . Sunday World . en-ZA.
  2. Web site: Xulu . Khethukuthula . 2023-08-07 . Nonhlanhla Khoza wins KZN ANCWL top position . 2023-08-07 . Witness . en.
  3. Web site: Khumalo . Juniour . Dube-Ncube's appointment as premier shows 'significant shift' for women leaders, says ANCYL . 2022-08-12 . News24 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-08-11 . KZN Premier appoints four new MECs, Zikalala takes over Co-operative Governance portfolio . 2022-08-12 . SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. . en-US.
  5. Web site: Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube: Introduction of the new members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Council South African Government . 2022-08-12 . www.gov.za.
  6. Web site: KZN premier appoints new cabinet eNCA . 2022-08-12 . www.enca.com . en.
  7. Web site: Zondi . Nomonde . Teacher unions welcome Mbali Frazer as new KZN Education MEC . 2022-08-12 . www.iol.co.za . en.
  8. Web site: 4 June 2024 . Provincial Legislatures . 5 July 2024 . Electoral Commission of South Africa.

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