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==Career==
==Career==
Mbalula was appointed deputy minister of police in the cabinet of Jacob Zuma in May 2009<ref>[[#News24(3)|News24(3)]]</ref> after lobbying from the ANC Youth League<ref>[[#Sowetan(1)|Sowetan(1)]]</ref> <ref>[[#News24(4)|News24(4)]]</ref> and possibly as a reward for loyalty towards Zuma<ref>[[#News24(5)|News24(5)]]</ref> , according to media speculation.
Mbalula was appointed deputy minister of police in the cabinet of Jacob Zuma in May 2009<ref>[[#News24(3)|News24(3)]]</ref> after lobbying from the ANC Youth League<ref>[[#Sowetan(1)|Sowetan(1)]]</ref> <ref>[[#News24(4)|News24(4)]]</ref> and possibly as a reward for loyalty towards Zuma<ref>[[#News24(5)|News24(5)]]</ref> , according to media speculation.

In the [[South African general election, 2009|2009 general elections]] he was the manager of the ANC election campaign, which was considered highly successful.<ref>[[#Bday(1|Business Day(1)]]</ref>


Mbalula was elected to the ANC NEC at the party's [[Polokwane]] conference in December 2007 in 15th place, measured in number of votes.<ref>[[#IOL(1)|IOL(1)]]</ref> He subsequently retired as president of the ANC Youth League of which, at age 36, he was no longer eligible to be a member.<ref>[[#News24(1)|News24(1)]]</ref>
Mbalula was elected to the ANC NEC at the party's [[Polokwane]] conference in December 2007 in 15th place, measured in number of votes.<ref>[[#IOL(1)|IOL(1)]]</ref> He subsequently retired as president of the ANC Youth League of which, at age 36, he was no longer eligible to be a member.<ref>[[#News24(1)|News24(1)]]</ref>
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[[Category:Living people]]

Revision as of 15:10, 10 May 2009

Fikile Mbalula is the deputy minister of police in the cabinet of South Africa, a member of the national executive committee of the African National Congress and former leader of the African National Congress Youth League. He was credited with, and claimed credit for, installing Thabo Mbeki as the South African President – and subsequently replacing Mbeki with Jacob Zuma.

Career

Mbalula was appointed deputy minister of police in the cabinet of Jacob Zuma in May 2009[1] after lobbying from the ANC Youth League[2] [3] and possibly as a reward for loyalty towards Zuma[4] , according to media speculation.

In the 2009 general elections he was the manager of the ANC election campaign, which was considered highly successful.[5]

Mbalula was elected to the ANC NEC at the party's Polokwane conference in December 2007 in 15th place, measured in number of votes.[6] He subsequently retired as president of the ANC Youth League of which, at age 36, he was no longer eligible to be a member.[7]

Mbalula was elected president of the ANC Youth League in August 2004, having previously held the post of secretary general.[8]

Mbalula has been credited with installing South African President Thabo Mbeki in that position, and for later deposing him as head of the ANC.[9] His support has also been described as key in gaining Zuma the ANC presidency in a hard-fought race with Mbeki.[10]

He also supported the candidacy of Julius Malema to succeed him as head of the Youth League in what was seen as a move to ensure continuing League support for Zuma.[11]

Controversial statements

Known for his flowing (if not always logical) speaking style[12], Mbalula has several times made headlines with controversial statements. In June 2007 he likened the University of KwaZulu-Natal to Bombay, saying black students were left on the periphery while those of Indian descent swelled the ranks.[13]

In December 2007, amid rising tensions in the run-up to the ANC's Polokwane conference, Mbalula wrote a letter to finance minister Trevor Manuel calling him arrogant and an "attention-seeking drama queen". This followed Manuel dismissing Mbalula as a "self-appointed spokesperson of the national democratic revolution".[14]

In April 2008 Mbalula said that Barney Pityana, rector of the University of South Africa had "made a clown of himself by his overzealous confusion and comical postulations" after Pityana expressed criticism of Zuma.

Notes

  1. ^ News24(3)
  2. ^ Sowetan(1)
  3. ^ News24(4)
  4. ^ News24(5)
  5. ^ Business Day(1)
  6. ^ IOL(1)
  7. ^ News24(1)
  8. ^ SABC(1)
  9. ^ IOL(2)
  10. ^ News.com.au(1)
  11. ^ Mail & Guardian(1)
  12. ^ News24(2)
  13. ^ Independent Online(3)
  14. ^ Independent Online(4)

References

  • "Meet Jacob Zuma's A-team". Independent Online. Retrieved 27 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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