Sithembiso Mshengu
MPL
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Sithembiso Wiseman Mshengu is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2019. He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 2019 general election, ranked 35th on the ANC's provincial party list.[1]

Formerly an activist in the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal,[2] Mshengu rose to prominence as the spokesperson for a group of ANC members who took the party to court and successfully applied for the nullification of the provincial party's December 2015 leadership elections.[3][4] The group was aligned to Senzo Mchunu, who, during the 2015 elections, had been ousted as ANC Provincial Chairperson by Sihle Zikalala.[5] During this period, as the ANC's 54th National Conference approached, Mshengu was also an outspoken supporter of – and on some accounts an official lobbyist for[6][7] – Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign to be elected ANC President.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sithembiso Wiseman Mshengu". People's Assembly. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Ndou, Clive (9 October 2017). "Cyril Ramaphosa camp in KZN fights back". Witness. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "KZN ANC leadership succession must be 'give and take' – rebels". News24. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "'Rebels' oppose ANC KZN's court appeal". IOL. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Nicolson, Greg (2 October 2017). "ANC KwaZulu-Natal: Time to sit down and find a negotiated political solution". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Du Plessis, Carien (9 November 2017). "ANC leadership race: Ramaphosa's 'slate' announcement causes ructions in his team". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Ndou, Clive (9 October 2017). "Cyril Ramaphosa camp in KZN fights back". Witness. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Ngcobo, Ziyanda (7 November 2017). "ANC rebels: Ramaphosa will make ANC a joy to belong to". EWN. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Warring KZN ANC factions set for another high court showdown". Sunday Times. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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