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| predecessor = Dr. [[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma]]
| predecessor = [[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma]]
| successor = [[Mondli Gungubele]]
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| president4 = [[Kgalema Motlanthe]]<br>[[Jacob Zuma]]
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'''Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu''' (5 June 1958 – 21 January 2021) was a South African politician who served as [[Minister in the Presidency (South Africa)|Minister in the Presidency]] of [[South Africa]]'s government, and as a parliamentarian for the [[African National Congress|African National Congress (ANC)]]. Previously, he served as the [[Whip]] of [[Parliament of South Africa|Parliament]] for the ruling ANC and as well as the national spokesperson for the ANC.<ref>{{cite web|title=ANC names new national spokesperson|url=http://www.news24.com/elections/news/anc-names-new-national-spokesperson-20140526|publisher=news24|access-date=18 July 2014|year=2014}}</ref>
'''Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu''' (5 June 1958 – 21 January 2021) was a South African politician who served as [[Minister in the Presidency (South Africa)|Minister in the Presidency]] of [[South Africa]]'s government, and as a parliamentarian for the [[African National Congress|African National Congress (ANC)]]. Previously, he served as the [[Whip]] of [[Parliament of South Africa|Parliament]] for the ruling ANC as well as the national spokesperson for the ANC.<ref>{{cite web|title=ANC names new national spokesperson|url=http://www.news24.com/elections/news/anc-names-new-national-spokesperson-20140526|publisher=news24|access-date=18 July 2014|year=2014}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Mthembu was born in [[Witbank]]<ref name=govza>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/presidency/jackson-mthembu-mr|title=Jackson Mthembu|accessdate=21 January 2021|publisher=South African Government}}</ref> on 5 June 1958. His mother was Nantoni Mthembu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://013.co.za/2018/03/05/mabuza-speaks-land-expropriation-gogo-nantonis-funeral/|title=Mabuza speaks land expropriation at Gogo Nantoni's funeral|publisher=013News|date=5 March 2018|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
Mthembu was born in [[Witbank]]<ref name=govza>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/presidency/jackson-mthembu-mr|title=Jackson Mthembu|access-date=21 January 2021|publisher=South African Government}}</ref> on 5 June 1958. His mother was Nantoni Mthembu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://013.co.za/2018/03/05/mabuza-speaks-land-expropriation-gogo-nantonis-funeral/|title=Mabuza speaks land expropriation at Gogo Nantoni's funeral|publisher=013News|date=5 March 2018|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Mthembu served as the [[Member of the Executive Council|MEC]] for Transport in [[Mpumalanga]] from 1997 to 1999, during which he was criticized for spending [[South African rand|R]]2.3 million on ten [[BMW]]s.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Lodge | first = Tom | title = Politics in South Africa: From Mandela to Mbeki | publisher = [[Indiana University Press]] | edition = 2nd | year = 2003 | location = Bloomington, Indiana | pages = [https://archive.org/details/politicsinsoutha0000lodg/page/38 38]–39 | url = https://archive.org/details/politicsinsoutha0000lodg | url-access = registration | isbn = 978-0-253-21587-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Heidenheimer | first = Arnold J. | title = Political Corruption: Concepts and Contexts | publisher = [[Transaction Publishers]] | edition = 3rd | year = 2002 | location = Piscataway, New Jersey | page = 420 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=49y50pzjAzAC | isbn = 978-0-7658-0761-8}}</ref>
Mthembu served as the [[Member of the Executive Council|MEC]] for Transport in [[Mpumalanga]] from 1997 to 1999, during which he was criticized for spending [[South African rand|R]]2.3 million on ten [[BMW]]s.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Lodge | first = Tom | title = Politics in South Africa: From Mandela to Mbeki | publisher = [[Indiana University Press]] | edition = 2nd | year = 2003 | location = Bloomington, Indiana | pages = [https://archive.org/details/politicsinsoutha0000lodg/page/38 38]–39 | url = https://archive.org/details/politicsinsoutha0000lodg | url-access = registration | isbn = 978-0-253-21587-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Heidenheimer | first = Arnold J. | title = Political Corruption: Concepts and Contexts | publisher = [[Transaction Publishers]] | edition = 3rd | year = 2002 | location = Piscataway, New Jersey | page = 420 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=49y50pzjAzAC | isbn = 978-0-7658-0761-8}}</ref>


Mthembu was elected to [[National Assembly of South Africa]] in 1999 where he served till his death in 2021.
Mthembu was elected to [[National Assembly of South Africa]] in 2014 where he served till his death in 2021.


On 28 November 2017, some of Mthembu's ANC colleagues criticised him for "colluding" with the DA to schedule a debate on state capture in Parliament in defiance of President [[Jacob Zuma]] and his colleagues in the ANC caucus who had already called for a more inclusive process to investigate [[state capture]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/mthembu-slams-anc-mps-accusations-that-he-colluded-with-da-in-state-capture-motion-20171128|title=Mthembu slams ANC MPs' accusations that he 'colluded' with DA in state capture motion|work=News24|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref>
On 28 November 2017, some of Mthembu's ANC colleagues criticised him for "colluding" with the DA to schedule a debate on state capture in Parliament in defiance of President [[Jacob Zuma]] and his colleagues in the ANC caucus who had already called for a more inclusive process to investigate [[state capture]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/mthembu-slams-anc-mps-accusations-that-he-colluded-with-da-in-state-capture-motion-20171128|title=Mthembu slams ANC MPs' accusations that he 'colluded' with DA in state capture motion|work=News24|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life and death ==
Mthembu was married to Thembi Mthembu. He had six children. One of their children, 25-year-old Nokhwezi Mthembu, committed suicide on 20 March 2019 at their Pelican Park parliamentary village home in [[Cape Town]].<ref>[https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/jackson-mthembu-shares-pain-of-finding-his-daughters-body-20283325 Jackson Mthembu shares pain of finding daughter's body], [[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]], 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/ancs-jackson-mthembu-tweets-that-daughter-committed-suicide-19982613 Jackson Mthembu tweets that daughter committed suicide], [[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]], 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020</ref>
Mthembu was married to Thembi Mthembu. He had six children. His daughter, 25-year-old Nokhwezi Mthembu, committed suicide on 20 March 2019, at their Pelican Park parliamentary village home in [[Cape Town]].<ref>[https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/jackson-mthembu-shares-pain-of-finding-his-daughters-body-20283325 Jackson Mthembu shares pain of finding daughter's body], [[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]], 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/ancs-jackson-mthembu-tweets-that-daughter-committed-suicide-19982613 Jackson Mthembu tweets that daughter committed suicide], [[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]], 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020</ref>


Mthembu died due to COVID-19 complications on 21 January 2021.<ref name="death">{{cite news |title=Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid-related complications |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2021-01-21-minister-jackson-mthembu-dies-of-covid-related-complications/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
In 2014, Mthembu was shot in the cheek while using an Absa ATM on Mandela Street in the Witbank CBD. The armed man and his accomplices proceeded to Mthembu's car, where four of his friends were waiting for him, and robbed them of their money and cellphones.<ref name="robbery">{{cite news |title=ANC's Mthembu shot during armed robbery |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2014-10-20-ancs-mthembu-shot-during-armed-robbery/ |access-date=20 October 2014 |work=MG |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

Mthembu died from complications of [[COVID-19]] on 21 January 2021, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa]].<ref name="death">{{cite news |title=Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid-related complications |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2021-01-21-minister-jackson-mthembu-dies-of-covid-related-complications/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref> A medical helicopter transporting one of his doctors crashed the same day, killing all five on board.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doctor who died in the KZN chopper crash had tried to save Jackson Mthembu's life that same day|first=Lwandile|last=Bhengu|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/doctor-who-died-in-the-kzn-chopper-crash-had-tried-to-save-jackson-mthembus-life-that-same-day-20210122|date=22 January 2021|access-date=27 January 2021|website=News24}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of members of the National Assembly of South Africa who died in office]]


==References==
==References==
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*[http://custom-made.org.uk/2012/01/08/anc-celebrates-100-years/ Interview with Jackson Mthembu] on [[ANC]] [[centenary]] celebrations - broadcast by [[Radio France Internationale]]
*[http://custom-made.org.uk/2012/01/08/anc-celebrates-100-years/ Interview with Jackson Mthembu] on [[ANC]] [[centenary]] celebrations - broadcast by [[Radio France Internationale]]


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Latest revision as of 16:16, 9 April 2024

Jackson Mthembu
Minister in the Presidency
In office
30 May 2019 – 21 January 2021
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Succeeded byMondli Gungubele
Chief Whip of the Majority Party
In office
2 March 2016 – 22 May 2019
PresidentJacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded byStone Sizani
Succeeded byPemmy Majodina
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
16 May 2014 – 21 January 2019
Succeeded byXiaomei Havard
National Spokesperson of the African National Congress
In office
1995 – 20 December 1997
PresidentNelson Mandela
Preceded byCarl Niehaus
Succeeded byCarl Niehaus
In office
9 May 2009 – 26 May 2014
PresidentKgalema Motlanthe
Jacob Zuma
Preceded byCarl Niehaus
Succeeded byZizi Kodwa
Personal details
Born
Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu

(1958-06-05)5 June 1958
Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Died21 January 2021(2021-01-21) (aged 62)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cause of deathCOVID-19
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
SpouseThembi Mthembu
Children6
ParentRosie Nantoni Mthembu (d. 25 February 2018)
Residence(s)Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation
  • Politician
  • spokesperson
  • anti-apartheid activist

Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu (5 June 1958 – 21 January 2021) was a South African politician who served as Minister in the Presidency of South Africa's government, and as a parliamentarian for the African National Congress (ANC). Previously, he served as the Whip of Parliament for the ruling ANC as well as the national spokesperson for the ANC.[1]

Early life[edit]

Mthembu was born in Witbank[2] on 5 June 1958. His mother was Nantoni Mthembu.[3]

Political career[edit]

Mthembu served as the MEC for Transport in Mpumalanga from 1997 to 1999, during which he was criticized for spending R2.3 million on ten BMWs.[4][5]

Mthembu was elected to National Assembly of South Africa in 2014 where he served till his death in 2021.

On 28 November 2017, some of Mthembu's ANC colleagues criticised him for "colluding" with the DA to schedule a debate on state capture in Parliament in defiance of President Jacob Zuma and his colleagues in the ANC caucus who had already called for a more inclusive process to investigate state capture.[6]

Personal life and death[edit]

Mthembu was married to Thembi Mthembu. He had six children. His daughter, 25-year-old Nokhwezi Mthembu, committed suicide on 20 March 2019, at their Pelican Park parliamentary village home in Cape Town.[7][8]

In 2014, Mthembu was shot in the cheek while using an Absa ATM on Mandela Street in the Witbank CBD. The armed man and his accomplices proceeded to Mthembu's car, where four of his friends were waiting for him, and robbed them of their money and cellphones.[9]

Mthembu died from complications of COVID-19 on 21 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.[10] A medical helicopter transporting one of his doctors crashed the same day, killing all five on board.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ANC names new national spokesperson". news24. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Jackson Mthembu". South African Government. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Mabuza speaks land expropriation at Gogo Nantoni's funeral". 013News. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ Lodge, Tom (2003). Politics in South Africa: From Mandela to Mbeki (2nd ed.). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0-253-21587-1.
  5. ^ Heidenheimer, Arnold J. (2002). Political Corruption: Concepts and Contexts (3rd ed.). Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-7658-0761-8.
  6. ^ "Mthembu slams ANC MPs' accusations that he 'colluded' with DA in state capture motion". News24. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ Jackson Mthembu shares pain of finding daughter's body, IOL, 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020
  8. ^ Jackson Mthembu tweets that daughter committed suicide, IOL, 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020
  9. ^ "ANC's Mthembu shot during armed robbery". MG. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid-related complications". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ^ Bhengu, Lwandile (22 January 2021). "Doctor who died in the KZN chopper crash had tried to save Jackson Mthembu's life that same day". News24. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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