Zandile Gumede

Zandile Gumede
Mayor of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Assumed office
23 August 2016
Preceded by James Nxumalo
Personal details
Born (1961-05-12) 12 May 1961
Durban, South Africa
Political party African National Congress

Zandile Ruth Thelma Gumede (born 12 May 1961) is the current Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

Early Life

A mother of four and a grandmother of seven, Gumede, who resides in Phoenix, was born on 12 May 1961 in Amaoti at Inanda, north of Durban. She is one of thirteen children born to Mr and Mrs Majola. Gumede attended Amaoti Primary, Okhozini Primary in Hammarsdale and JL Dube and Zwelibanzi Secondary Schools. [1] Her father was a police officer.

Politics

Her career included being a former ward councillor, executive committee member and chairperson of the Community and Emergency Services Committee. Gumede was elected as a proportional representative (PR) councillor for two terms before she became Amaoti councillor. In the eThekwini Municipality she was also elected as treasurer from 2007 to 2015.

After 1994, Gumede worked in different community development organisations in Inanda, including the Inanda Civic Association, Inanda Development Forum, CPF and also a health organisation.

Her purchases of armoured vehicles has raised concern by some critics.[2][3][4]


See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.durban.gov.za/City_Government/mayor_council/City_Mayor/Pages/Mayor%20Cllr%20Zandile%20Gumede.aspx
  2. ↑ Rall, Se-Anne (29 September 2017). "Why Durban needs three multi-million rand armoured Casspirs | Daily News". iol.co.za. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  3. ↑ PILLAY, TASCHICA (1 August 2017). "'Durban is falling'". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ↑ OLIFANT, NATHI (7 June 2017). "EXPOSED: How Durban police blew R4-million on six-month vehicle rental spree". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
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