Sfiso Buthelezi Explained

Sfiso Norbert Buthelezi (born 1961) is a South African politician and member of the National Assembly of South Africa.^{[1] [2]} He is a member of the country's ruling party, the African National Congress.^[3]

Early life

Buthelezi was born in Mahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal, in 1961.^[4]

In 1981, at the age of 20, Buthelezi joined uMkhonto we Sizwe, the former paramilitary wing of the African National Congress.^[5] He was arrested in 1983 and imprisoned at Robben Island prison for eight years until his release in 1991.^[6]

Career

From 1994 to 1999, Buthelezi served as an economic advisor to Jacob Zuma, who at that time was the member of the Executive Council for economic development in KwaZulu-Natal.^{[7] [8]} He was also an adviser to Mathews Phosa during his premiership in Mpumalanga.^[9]

In 1999, he became the Chief Operating Officer of Makana Investment Corporation.^[10] That same year, then president Thabo Mbeki appointed him as the founding chairperson of the National Gambling Board.^[11]

In 2005, Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe appointed Buthelezi to the board of the South African Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC), later renamed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), with Buthelezi serving as the first chairperson of PRASA from 2009 to 2014.^[12]

Buthelezi was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance in April 2017, following a cabinet reshuffle by President Jacob Zuma, removing Pravin Gordhan as Minister of Finance and Mcebisi Jonas as Deputy Minister of Finance.^[13]

After Zuma resigned as President on 14 February 2018, his successor Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his cabinet, moving Buthelezi to the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.^[14]

See also

• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
• Constitution of South Africa
• History of the African National Congress
• Politics in South Africa
• Provincial governments of South Africa

External links

• Sfiso Norbert Buthelezi – People's Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr Norbert Sfiso Buthelezi - Parliament of South Africa . Parliament of the Republic of South Africa . 22 September 2023.
2. Web site: Sfiso Buthelezi, Mr . South African Government . 22 September 2023.
3. Web site: Sfiso Buthelezi, Mr . South African Government . 22 September 2023.
4. Web site: Sfiso Norbert Buthelezi . People's Assembly . en.
5. Web site: Nowicki . Lucas . Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa . Daily Maverick . 22 September 2023 . en . 10 November 2021.
6. Web site: Stone . Setumo . The man who would be Jonas . City Press.
7. Web site: Sfiso Buthelezi, Mr . South African Government.
8. Web site: Nowicki . Lucas . Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa . Daily Maverick . en . 10 November 2021.
9. News: www.dailymaverick.co.za. 2023-09-25. State Capture-implicated Sfiso Buthelezi sat on ANC deployment committee .
10. Web site: Nowicki . Lucas . Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa . Daily Maverick . en . 10 November 2021.
11. Web site: Stone . Setumo . The man who would be Jonas . City Press.
12. Web site: Nowicki . Lucas . Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa . Daily Maverick . en . 10 November 2021.
13. News: Herman, Paul . Former Prasa board chair Sfiso Buthelezi named deputy finance minister . News24 . 31 March 2017 . 7 March 2018.
14. Web site: Plessis . Carien du . Cabinet Reshuffle: SA government gets a full makeover . Daily Maverick . en . 27 February 2018.