Kwazi Mshengu

Kwazi Mshengu
Kwazi Mshengu; MPL
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 May 2019
Premier	Sihle Zikalala
Preceded by	Mthandeni Dlungwane
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 May 2019
Personal details
Born	Kwazikwenkosi Innocent Mshengu; 10 November 1984; Mooi River, Natal Province, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse(s)	Nneileng
Children	2
Alma mater	University of KwaZulu-Natal

Kwazikwenkosi Innocent Mshengu (born on 10 November 1984) is a South African lawyer and African National Congress politician who has served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education in KwaZulu-Natal, and has also been a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since May 2019. Mshengu is the provincial chairperson of the African National Congress Youth League.

Early life and education

Mshengu was born on 10 November 1984 in Mooi River in the former Natal Province.[1] He attended farm schools in the area for his primary education. In 2001, he matriculated at Dabulamanzi Combined School.[1] In 2002, Mshengu started university at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and graduated with a bachelor of law degree. He also obtained a bachelor of social science honours degree in policy and development studies at the university.[1] In 2017, Mshengu received a master of law degree, also from the university.[2]

Career

From 2006 to 2008, Mshengu served as the president of UKZN's SRC.[1] He was then the regional secretary of the ANC's Moses Mabhida region from 2007 to 2009.[1] Mshengu was elected provincial chairperson of the African National Congress Youth League in 2017.[1] The next year, he was elected to the ANC's provincial executive committee and the provincial working committee. He was also elected chair of the ANC's subcommittee on communications.[1]

Additionally, Mshengu was employed as the commissioner for the KwaZulu-Natal Youth Commission in 2008.[1] He was appointed as a deputy Manager for skills development in the provincial Department of Health in 2009.[1] Soon after, Mshengu worked for the ANC caucus in the provincial legislature from 2011 to 2013.[1] Mshengu was head of ministry at the provincial Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs from June 2016 until his election to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in May 2019.[1] The newly elected premier, Sihle Zikalala, named him Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education.[3] Teachers unions welcomed his appointment.[4]

Personal life

Mshengu is married to Nneileng, and they have two daughters.[2]

References

"Office of the MEC". www.kzneducation.gov.za. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
Nene, Nkululeko (21 April 2018). "WATCH: ANCYL KZN leader bags masters in law". Independent Online. Durban. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
Mavuso, Sihle (27 May 2019). "New KZN Cabinet: Who's in, who's out and who are the new faces?". IOL. Pietermaritzburg. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
Mtshali, Samkelo (28 May 2019). "Kwazi Mshengu's appointment as KZN Education MEC welcomed". IOL. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

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[KZNEdu-1] "Office of the MEC". www.kzneducation.gov.za. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[IOL1-2] Nene, Nkululeko (21 April 2018). "WATCH: ANCYL KZN leader bags masters in law". Independent Online. Durban. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[3] Mavuso, Sihle (27 May 2019). "New KZN Cabinet: Who's in, who's out and who are the new faces?". IOL. Pietermaritzburg. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[4] Mtshali, Samkelo (28 May 2019). "Kwazi Mshengu's appointment as KZN Education MEC welcomed". IOL. Retrieved 17 January 2021.