Jackson Mthembu
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Jackson Mthembu | |
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| In office 30 May 2019 – 21 January 2021 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
| Chief Whip of the Majority Party | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| National Spokesperson of the African National Congress | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| President | Kgalema Motlanthe Jacob Zuma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu 5 June 1958 Witbank, South Africa |
| Died | 21 January 2021 (aged 62) |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Thembi Mthembu |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent | Rosie Nantoni Mthembu (d. 25 February 2018) |
| Residence(s) | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation |
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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 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 and as well as the national spokesperson for the ANC.[1]
Early life
Mthembu was born in Witbank[2] on 5 June 1958. His mother was Nantoni Mthembu.[3]
Political career
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][6]
Mthembu was elected to National Assembly of South Africa in 1999 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.[7]
Personal life
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.[8][9]
Mthembu died due to COVID-19 complications on 21 January 2021.[10]
References
- ^ "ANC names new national spokesperson". news24. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Jackson Mthembu". South African Government. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Mabuza speaks land expropriation at Gogo Nantoni's funeral". 013News. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Heidenheimer, Arnold J. (2002). Political Corruption: Concepts and Contexts (3rd ed.). Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-7658-0761-8.
- ^ "Jackson Mthembu to be ANC parliamentarian, he was also declared as a new chief whip of the ruling party". news24. 2014.
- ^ "Mthembu slams ANC MPs' accusations that he 'colluded' with DA in state capture motion". News24. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Jackson Mthembu shares pain of finding daughter's body, IOL, 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020
- ^ Jackson Mthembu tweets that daughter committed suicide, IOL, 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020
- ^ "Minister Jackson Mthembu dies of Covid-related complications". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
- Interview with Jackson Mthembu on ANC centenary celebrations - broadcast by Radio France Internationale
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