Mpumelelo Zulu

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Mpumelelo Zulu
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Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
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26 February 2021
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Citizenship South Africa
Political party African National Congress

Mpumelelo Amon Zulu is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2021. He was ranked 52nd on the ANC's provincial party list in the 2019 general election and did not initially secure election to a legislative seat, [1] but he was sworn in on 26 February 2021 to fill a casual vacancy. [2]

In April 2022, he ran unsuccessfully for election as the Regional Chairperson of the ANC's large Mzala Nxumalo branch in Zululand; he ran on a slate which was viewed as inhospitable to the re-election bid of ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, and he was defeated by the incumbent, Sbu Mhlongo, a Ramaphosa loyalist. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Mpumelelo Amon Zulu". People's Assembly. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. "I-ANC ivale izikhala zababili". Isolezwe (in Zulu). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. Mavuso, Sihle (24 April 2022). "Third biggest ANC region formerly behind Ramaphosa opens last window for branches ahead of elective conference". IOL. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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