Ndodephethe Mthethwa

Ndodephethe Mthethwa
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Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Ndodephethe Bethuel Mthethwa is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2019. He was formerly the Mayor of Jozini Local Municipality.

Political career

Mthethwa was the Mayor of Jozini[1][2] until the 2016 local government elections. In the elections, Mthethwa was re-elected as a local councillor and was nominated as the ANC's mayoral candidate, but the ANC failed to gain a plurality of seats. In September 2016, after weeks of deadlock, he was replaced as Mayor by Delani Mabika of the opposition Inkatha Freedom Party.[3] He is also a former Regional Chairperson of the ANC's Far North branch in Umkhanyakude District.[4] He was installed in that office by 2014[5] and was re-elected in 2018,[6] but in September 2021 his re-election bid was defeated by Siphile Mdaka.[7][8]

He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 2019 general election, ranked 33rd on the ANC's provincial party list.[9] In July 2022, he was additionally elected to a four-year term on the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's KwaZulu-Natal branch.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance Ina Cronjé takes provincial budget discussions to rural Jozini". South African Government. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ Magubane, Thami (12 November 2015). "Mayor accused of shooting rampage". IOL. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ "IFP candidate's story reinforces saying 'never give up'". Sunday Times. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Sibi isimo kwi-ANC eJozini". News24 (in Zulu). 2 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "ANC KZN regions elect new leaders". News24. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "New leaders for KZN ANC regions". Daily Sun. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Intimidation claims threaten ANC Far North regional conference". The Mail & Guardian. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ^ Capa, Siyamtanda (6 September 2021). "ANC's Mahlaba elected unopposed in Newcastle". Witness. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Ndodephethe Bethuel Mthethwa". People's Assembly. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Ex-chair Sihle Zikalala fails to make it into ANC KZN provincial executive committee". Sunday Times. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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