Siboniso Duma
Siboniso Duma | |
|---|---|
| KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs | |
| Assumed office 11 August 2022 | |
| Premier | Nomusa Dube-Ncube |
| Preceded by | Ravi Pillay |
| Chairperson of the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2022 | |
| Deputy | Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu |
| Preceded by | Sihle Zikalala |
| Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Siboniso Armstrong Duma |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Siboniso Armstrong Duma is a South African politician who is the provincial chairperson of the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal, having been elected in 2022. He has served in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since 2014. Duma is the currently the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs. He had previously served as the chair of chairs in the provincial legislature.
Political career
Duma was the deputy chairperson of the ANC's George Mbhele branch on the Lower South Coast between 2004 and 2006.[1] He is the former deputy provincial chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2014 Duma was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature as an ANC representative. He was re-elected to another term in the provincial legislature in 2019. Duma served as the legislature's chair of chairs.[2]
ANC Provincial Chairperson
In May 2022, Duma was mentioned as a possible candidate for provincial chairperson of the ANC.[3] In early-July 2022,the ANC's John Mchunu branch in eThekwini formally nominated Duma to contest the position of provincial chairperson against incumbent Sihle Zikalala at the ANC's provincial elective conference.[1] The ANC in eThekwini endorsed Duma's campaign for provincial chairperson.[4] Duma headed the "Taliban" faction, a group of candidates sympathetic to former party president Jacob Zuma.[5] At the provincial conference on 23 July 2022, Duma handedly defeated Zikalala in the election for provincial chairperson as candidates linked to the "Taliban" faction made a clean sweep of all the provincial leadership positions contested at the conference.[6][7][8] Duma's election was described as a "big blow" to current party president Cyril Ramaphosa's re-election campaign ahead of the party's 55th National Conference to be held in December 2022.[9]
Provincial government
After his election, Duma said that Zikalala won't be removed as premier of the province anytime soon.[10] Nonetheless, Zikalala resigned as premier on 5 August 2022 and was replaced by Finance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube. On 11 August 2022, Duma was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs by Dube-Ncube.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Duma guns for ANC provincial chair". South Coast Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Ndou, Clive (2022-07-05). "Senior ANC MPL Siboniso Duma joins KZN race". Witness. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Mboto, Sibusiso. "As branches mull over candidates ahead of KZN conference, ANC MPL suggested for provincial chairperson". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Matiwane, Zimasa. "ANC eThekwini wants Sihle Zikalala replaced". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Meet the ANC KZN faction that calls itself the Taliban". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Khumalo, Juniour. "Clean sweep for ANC faction sympathetic to Zuma in KwaZulu-Natal". News24. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Nkosi, Ntombi. "Taliban's defeat Ankoles, causing ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa to doubt addressing the conference". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Makhaye, Chris (2022-07-24). "PROVINCIAL POLITICS: ANC KZN: Jubilant 'Taliban faction' takes control of the troubled province after a stormy weekend". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Makhaye, Chris; Masuabi, Queenin (2022-07-24). "PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE: A blow to Ramaphosa as Zuma's 'Taliban' slate sweep KZN elections". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Madia, Tshidi. "Duma assures Zikalala that he won't be losing his job as premier anytime soon". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Cabinet clean-out as Dube-Ncube takes over as KwaZulu-Natal premier". The Mail & Guardian. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
External links
- Siboniso Armstrong Duma at People's Assembly