Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni (born 30 January 1977) is a South African politician who is the current Minister of Small Business Development and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa. She is a party member of the African National Congress.[1]

The Honourable Khumbudzo Ntshavheni MP
Minister in the Presidency Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Acting position
Assumed office 28 January 2021
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Deputy	Rosemary Capa
Preceded by	Jackson Mthembu
Minister of Small Business Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Preceded by	Lindiwe Zulu
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2019
Personal details
Born	Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni 30 January 1977 Sibasa, South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Alma mater	Bradford University Rand Afrikaans University

Early life and education

Ntshavheni was born in the town of Sibasa in the Transvaal Province. Her mother worked in the taxi industry, while her father owned a general dealer's store.[2] She matriculated at Mbilwi Secondary School and obtained an MBA degree from Bradford University in the United Kingdom in 2008.[3] Her other qualifications include a BA Hons degree in Development Studies and a BA Hon degree in Labour Relations, both degrees achieved from the Rand Afrikaans University.[2]

Career

She has work experience in the fields of Strategic Management, Information Technology, Change Management, and Communication and Marketing. She is also the founding Director and Chairwoman of Nkho Trading.[4]

Ntshavheni served as the Municipal Manager of the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality in Limpopo from 2008 to 2010. She previously served as the Tourism Manager at Trade and Investment Limpopo, Chief Information Officer for the Limpopo Provincial Department of Local Government and Housing, and Spokesperson for the Premier of Limpopo. She was also a lecturer at the University of South Africa and Chief Operating Officer at the State Information Technology Agency (SITA).[5] In July 2015, she was appointed to the Board of Denel by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown, in the role of non-executive director.[6]

Ntshavheni is a member of the African National Congress Youth League's National Executive Committee (NEC). She is an active participant in many structures related to the interests of youths and the community.[7] During April 2013, Ntshavheni was one of 22 persons appointed to an ANC National Task Team, tasked with rebuilding the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) structures from branch, regional and provincial levels.[8]

Following her election to the National Assembly in May 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed her to the post of Minister of Small Business Development.[9][10][11]

After the death of the Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jackson Mthembu, in January 2021, Ntshavheni was appointed as his acting successor.[12]

References

1. Stone, Setumo. New minister knows all about small business, News24, 3 June 2019. Retrieved on 28 June 2019.
2. Mvumvu, Zingisa. New generation of politicians step up to the big table, TimesLIVE, 2 June 2019 Retrieved on 28 June 2019.
3. "Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni". www.gov.za. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
4. Meet SA’s new small business minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Ventureburn, 30 May 2019. Retrieved on 28 June 2019.
5. Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni, Ms, South African Government. Retrieved on 28 June 2019.
6. "New Board of Denel appointed". SAnews. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
7. Mavuso, Sihle. PICS: What you need to know about the new ministers in Ramaphosa's Cabinet, IOL, 30 May 2019. Retrieved on 28 June 2019.
8. "ANCYL task team appointed". www.iol.co.za. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
9. Full list – here is Ramaphosa’s new cabinet, BusinessTech, 29 May 2019. Retrieved on 28 May 2019.
10. IN PICTURES | Meet some of the ministers in Ramaphosa's cabinet, TimesLIVE. Retrieved on 28 June 2019.
11. These are the ministers in Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet of 28 ministries. Retrieved on 28 June 2019.
12. Khoza, Amanda (27 January 2021). "Khumbudzo Ntshavheni appointed acting minister in the presidency". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 27 January 2021.