Ndodephethe Mthethwa

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Ndodephethe Mthethwa
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Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
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22 May 2019
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Political party African 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.

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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]

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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.
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  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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