Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma (born 27 January 1949) is a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist. She was South Africa's Minister of Health from 1994 to 1999, under President Nelson Mandela, then Minister of Foreign Affairs from 17 June 1999 to 10 May 2009, under presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Molanthe. She was moved to the position of Minister of Home Affairs in the Cabinet of President Jacob Zuma, her ex-husband, on 10 May 2009 a capacity in which she served until her resignation on 2 October 2012.

On 15 July 2012, Dlamini-Zuma was elected by the African Union Commission as its chairperson, making her the first woman to lead the organisation (including its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity). She took office on 15 October 2012. She has been tipped as a future leader of the African National Congress.

Early years

Dlamini-Zuma, a Zulu, was born in Natal, the eldest of eight children. She completed high school at the Amanzimtoti Training College in 1967. In 1971, she started her studies in Zoology and Botany at the University of Zululand, from where she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Science (BSc). She subsequently started her medical studies at the University of Natal, completing medical studies, however, at the University of Bristol in the UK in 1978.

African National Congress Youth League

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress. As set out in its constitution the ANC Youth League is led by a National Executive Committee (NEC) and a National Working Committee (NWC).

Foundation

Its foundation in 1944 by Ashley Peter Mda, Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo marked the rise of a new generation of leaders. The first President of the league was Anton Lembede who shaped its militancy. Mandela wrote that Lembede had a "magnetic personality who thought in original and often startling ways" and "Like Lembede I came to see the antidote as militant African nationalism. Lembede died in 1947.

By the end of the 1940s, the Youth League had gained control of the African National Congress. It called for civil disobedience and strikes in protest at the hundreds of laws associated with the new apartheid system. These protests were often met with force by the South African Government. In 1950, 18 blacks were killed during a walkout, while protesters, including Mandela, were jailed and beaten for their opposition to the government.

Youth League

Youth League may refer to any of the following

Organizations

David Mabuza

David Dabede Mabuza (born 25 August 1960) is the Premier of Mpumalanga since 10 May 2009 and he has been a member of ANC National Executive Committee since 2007. Premier Mabuza studied Education at the Mngwenya College of Education and later at the University of South Africa. He earned a certificate in education and BA in the respective institutions. He matriculated at Khumbula High School.

Early life and career

Mr Mabuza was a secretary of the Azania Student Organisation (AZASO) from 1984 to 1985; a Chairperson of NEUSA from 1986 to 1988; a Treasurer of FEP from 1986 to 1990; a Co-ordinator of NECC from 1987 to 1989; and a Chairperson of South African Democratic Teachers Union from 1988 to 1991. He Taught at KaNgwane Department of Education from 1986 to 1988 and he was a Principal of Lungisani Secondary School from 1989 to 1993.

He served as a member of Executive Council (MEC) for Education from 1994 to 1998; as a regional Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1994 to 1998; a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of ANC from 1998 to 2006; MEC for Housing from 1999 to 2001; as a member of Mpumalanga Legislature from 1999 to 2001; as a member of Parliament from 2001 to 2004 and as a member of Mpumalanga Legislature from 2004 to 2007. Mr Mabuza also served as a Deputy Chairperson of the ANC Mpumalanga Province in 2005; MEC for Road and Transport from 2007 to 2008; as a Chairperson of the ANC Mpumalanga in 2008 and MEC for Agriculture and Land Administration from 2008 to 6 May 2009. He also served as a leader of Government Business in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in 2007.