Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Personal

Current Positions

• Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs since 11 May 2009.

Academic Qualifications

• International Diploma in Journalism from Darlington College of Technology in England.
• Bachelor of Arts Honours and Masters in Sociology from the University of Warwick in England.

Contact Details

• Organiser of Anti-Apartheid Republic Day Festival demonstrations at Darlington College of Technology (1971).
• Chairperson of NationalYouth Action in Pietermaritzburg (1972 - 1973).
• Detained withount trial for organising demonstrations against Soweto Massacre at the University of Durban-Westville (August to December 1976) .
• Member of the Executive Committee of Natal Indian Congress.
• Member of the Executive Council of the United Democratic Front in Pietermaritzburg.
• Secretary of the Pietermaritzburg Combined Ratepayers and Residents Association (1986 - 1990).
• Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Natal.
• Member of the Branch and Regional structures of the African National Congress (ANC).
• Member of the Branch Central Committee and Politburo of the South Afruican Communist Party (SACP).
• Chairperson of the Membership of Legislatures Adhoc Committee (1997).
• Chairperson of the Provincial and Local Government Portfolio Committee (March 1998 - June 2004).
• Chaiperson of the Public Enterprises Portfolio Committee since June 2004.
• Member of the Reconstruction and Development Committee in Parliament.