Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

: January 10, 2024
: Politician

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Full Name	Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 3, 1955(1955-11-03)
Age	69
Birthplace	Durban
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Capricorn

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Biography

Name	Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Birthday	Nov 3
Birth Year	1955
Place Of Birth	Durban
Birth Country	South Africa
Birth Sign	Capricorn
Siblings	Bonga Mlambo
Spouse	Bulelani Ngucka

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 3, 1955 in Durban, South Africa. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Zulu pronunciation: [pʰumziːle m̩lamboᵑǀʱuːkʼa] ; born 3 November 1955) is a South African politician and United Nations official, and is currently serving as the Executive Director of UN Women with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

In 1994 Mlambo-Ngcuka became a Member of Parliament, chairing the Public Service Portfolio Committee. She was deputy minister in the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) from 1996 until 1999, during which time she also was a founding member of the Guguletu Community Development Corporation. From 1997 she served as member of the national executive committee of the African National Congress (ANC), as well as being the provincial vice-chairperson of the ANC Western Cape.

During Mlambo-Ngcuka’s tenure as Minister of Minerals and Energy the parastatal company PetroSA made an advance payment of ZAR15 million (approx. $1.5 million) to a private company Imvume, which in turn made a ZAR11 million donation to the ANC ahead of the 2004 elections. It is alleged that Imvume has close links to the ANC. These events have been dubbed the “Oilgate” scandal by South African media.

On 22 June 2005, President Thabo Mbeki appointed her as deputy president of South Africa, after he relieved Jacob Zuma of the post the week before. Mlambo-Ngcuka’s husband, Bulelani Ngcuka, was head of South Africa’s National Directorate of Public Prosecutions at the time and charged with fighting organised crime. It was the NDPP which had determined that criminal charges should be brought against Zuma. It is Zuma’s position that the charges against him are politically motivated. Soon after her appointment she was booed by Zuma supporters at a rally in KwaZulu-Natal, an incident that was not covered by the public broadcaster, the SABC, which led to accusations of bias. In August 2005, commenting on the slow pace of the Willing Buyer Willing Seller land reform program in South Africa, she stated that South Africa could learn about land reform from Zimbabwe. This comment caused alarm and was condemned by the parliamentary opposition.

From 1987 to 1989 Mlambo-Ngcuka was director of TEAM, a developmental Non- Government Organisation (NGO) in Cape Town, as well as being involved with squatter women and African independent churches to promote economic self- reliance and running skills training programmes. From 1990 to 1992 she was director of World University Service, a funding agency, as well as being involved in the management of funds donated to development organisations by Swedish and Swiss government development agencies. She started and managed her own management consulting company, Phumelela Services, during 1993 and 1994.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Politician
House	Living in own house.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is one of the richest Politician from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mlambo-Ngcuka obtained a bachelor’s degree in social science and education from the National University of Lesotho in 1980, as well as a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Cape Town in 2003, which dealt with educational planning and policy. In 2013 she completed a doctorate from the University of Warwick. The work covered using mobile technologies to support Teacher Development in resource poor nations. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2014

From 1981 to 1983 Mlambo-Ngcuka taught in KwaZulu-Natal, after which she moved to Geneva to work with the World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) from 1984 to 1989, as the organisation’s Youth Director, where she advocated for job creation for young people within the UN system and promoted development education in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Mlambo-Ngcuka was the first president of the Natal Organisation of Women. During this time she also founded and directed the Young Women’s International Programme.

Mlambo-Ngcuka was Minister of Minerals and Energy from June 1999 to June 2005. During this time she was a driving force behind the government’s policy of creating New Order Mining Rights which ended a period where big mining firms which controlled nearly all South Africa’s minerals reserves, were able to hold mining rights to them in perpetuity. Mlambo-Ngucka’s policy of ‘use it or lose it’ created a situation where mining rights became available to a much broader segment of the population including many previously disadvantaged black people. She served as acting Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology from February 2004 to April 2004.

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Who is Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Dating?

According to our records, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka married to Bulelani Ngucka. As of December 1, 2023, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka’s is not dating anyone.

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President Mbeki resigned in September 2008 after the National Executive Committee, objecting to Mbeki’s alleged role in Jacob Zuma’s prosecution for criminal activities, decided to recall him. On 23 September, in the wake of this, most of the South African cabinet resigned, Mlambo-Ngcuka among them.

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Phumzile Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka celebrates birthday on November 3 of every year.

Under Mlambo-Ngcuka’s leadership, UN Women worked with Publicis and Ogilvy on launching the HeForShe campaign. In November 2017 Mlambo-Ngcuka welcomed the Elsie Initiative to help increase women’s participation in peacekeeping operations in a joint statement with fellow UN Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten.

Top Facts about Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is a South African politician and activist.
She served as the Deputy President of South Africa from 2005-2008.
Mlambo-Ngcuka was the first woman to hold this position in South Africa.
She has also served as the Minister of Minerals and Energy, and Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.
In 2013, she was appointed as the Executive Director of UN Women.
Mlambo-Ngcuka is a strong advocate for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
She has been recognized with numerous awards for her work in advancing women’s rights.
Mlambo-Ngcuka holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Cape Town.
She is married to businessman Bulelani Ngcuka and they have three children together.
Mlambo-Ngcuka continues to be an influential figure in global politics and activism today.

What is Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka?

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka completed her second and last term as United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women on 17 August 2021, after eight years at the helm of the organization.

What is Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka doing now?

The Council of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of former United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women , Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, as its new Chancellor. Her five-year term of office will run from 1 October 2022 until 30 September 2027.