Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

Dr Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi (born 9 May 1985) is a South African politician. He is a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters in the Parliament of South Africa and the party's previous national spokesperson.[1]

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985
Evaton, Gauteng
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters
Spouse(s)Mmabatho Montsho
EducationUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Early life

Ndlozi grew up in Gauteng in the Vaal area of Evaton. He was brought into political consciousness in 1992 when his uncle was jailed by the apartheid police force for his involvement in the underground activities of the liberation movement.

His own participation in mainstream politics came in the form of participation in youth movements while he was a student at the University of the Witwatersrand. He joined the South African Students Congress (SASCO), the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), and the Young Communist League (YCL). Ndlozi served in the Palestinian and Cuban international solidarity movements. In 2013, he was involved in the “No Obama Campaign” that was initiated by some youth political congresses in the country. He sits on the Portfolio Committees of Telecommunications as well as Communications to do oversight work.

In 2017, he completed his PhD in Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand.[2][3]

Political career

In joining the Fifth Parliament as a new MP, he said: “I am looking forward to making sure that strict accountability is revived on the executive, that Parliament returns to the people – that the people follow Parliament's developments and that as MPs we represent the citizens and their interests well. I hope in the next five years, to expose that the ruling party has no ideological framework to take South Africa beyond the political freedoms it won and that instead, under pressure from the opposition, it will start to undermine these freedoms. Above all, I want to show that an agenda, based only on seven cardinal pillars of the EFF, can take South Africa to economic freedom and sustainable development.”

Ndlozi, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu, along with the rest of the Economic Freedom Fighters parliamentary members, were thrown out of parliament for disrespecting president Jacob Zuma during his State of The Nation Address in 2015[4] and 2016. They have subsequently, at other sittings of the House, been removed from the National Assembly by the Parliamentary Protection Services. The EFF's removal from the National Assembly relates to the South African Constitutional Court finding that President Jacob Zuma had failed to respect and uphold the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. In the sitting of the National Assembly from which the EFF were ejected the premise of the disruption by the EFF had been the ineligibility of President Jacob Zuma to address the National Assembly as the EFF believed the judgement by the Constitutional Court of South Africa had illustrated the flouting of the oath of office which give the President his authority of office and therefore standing in the National Assembly.

Following the South African team's victory at the 2019 Rugby World Cup he stated that only the black players deserved praise for the win and that the white players could seek praise from the United Kingdom.[5]

Education

Ndlozi started his humanities degree at the University of Witwatersrand in 2004.[6] He obtained his PhD in Political Science from Wits in 2017.[7][8][9][10]

Awards

Ndlozi has been named the Most Influential Young South African for 2017.[11]

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References
  1. "Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlovu". pa.org.za. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. "Mr Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi".
  3. http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/mbuyiseni-ndlozi-receives-phd-from-wits--eff
  4. "EFF interrupts Zuma at opening of Parliament". The Citizen. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. Zeeman, Kyle (13 November 2019). "'Bokke must fall': 5 quotes from Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's parliament address". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. Mogashoa, Tshepiso. "My mom cried when she heard I got my PhD - EFF spokesperson". News24. James de Villiers. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. http://www.destinyconnect.com/2017/08/21/dr-ndlozis-phd-shines-light-eff/
  9. PICS and VIDEO: Ndlozi finally collects his PHD from Wits – The Citizen
  10. https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-12-06-even-as-a-youngster-dr-ndlozi-wanted-to-change-the-world/ Even as a youngster‚ Dr Ndlozi wanted to change the world
  11. Mogashoa, Tshepiso. "Ndlozi wins 'Most Influential Young South African' award". Iol. LINDILE SIFILE. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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