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Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela is a South African politician and teacher who served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government from May 2019 to August 2022. She was elected to the legislature in May 2019. Mavimbela is a member of the African National Congress.

Background

Mavimbela is from Umkhanyakude in northern KwaZulu-Natal. She is a teacher by profession. She is a member of the African National Congress. Mavimbela was the speaker of Umkhanyakude District Municipality during the mayoralty of Jeff Vilane.

Provincial government

She was sworn in as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature on 22 May 2019. On 28 May, premier Sihle Zikalala appointed Mavimbela as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture. She succeeded Bongi Sithole-Moloi and took office on the same day.

On 11 August 2022, Mavimbela resigned as MEC ahead of the newly elected premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube's cabinet announcement.

References

1. ^ Mavuso, Sihle (27 May 2019). "New KZN Cabinet: Who's in, who's out and who are the new faces?". IOL. Pietermaritzburg. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
2. Harper, Paddy (27 May 2019). "Zikalala appoints youthful cabinet in KZN". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "Office of the MEC". www.kzndsr.gov.za. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. Singh, Karen. "Former KZN MECs Jomo Sibiya, Kwazi Mshengu and Hlengiwe Mavimbela thank the ANC for opportunity to serve". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

External links

• Ms Hlengiwe Mavimbela: MEC For Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation
• Hlengiwe Mavimbela, Ms – South African Government
• Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela at People's Assembly

• Living people
• Zulu people
• Politicians from KwaZulu-Natal
• Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
• African National Congress politicians
• 21st-century South African politicians