Ndodephethe Mthethwa
{{Short description|South African politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
| party = African National Congress
| citizenship = South Africa
| termstart = 22 May 2019
| honorific_suffix = MPL
}}
Ndodephethe Bethuel Mthethwa is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature since 2019. He was formerly the Mayor of Jozini Local Municipality.
Political career
Mthethwa was the Mayor of Jozini{{Cite web |date=5 April 2013 |title=The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance Ina Cronjé takes provincial budget discussions to rural Jozini |url=https://www.gov.za/kwazulu-natal-mec-finance-ina-cronj%C3%A9-takes-provincial-budget-discussions-rural-jozini |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=South African Government}}{{Cite web |last=Magubane |first=Thami |date=12 November 2015 |title=Mayor accused of shooting rampage |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/mayor-accused-of-shooting-rampage-1944278 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=IOL |language=en}} until the 2016 local government elections. In the elections, Mthethwa was re-elected as a local councillor and was nominated as the ANC's mayoral candidate, but the ANC failed to gain a plurality of seats. In September 2016, after weeks of deadlock, he was replaced as Mayor by Delani Mabika of the opposition Inkatha Freedom Party.{{Cite web |date=18 September 2016 |title=IFP candidate's story reinforces saying 'never give up' |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2016-09-18-ifp-candidates-story-reinforces-saying-never-give-up/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Sunday Times |language=en-ZA}} He is also a former Regional Chairperson of the ANC's Far North branch in Umkhanyakude District.{{Cite web |date=2 September 2016 |title=Sibi isimo kwi-ANC eJozini |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/sibi-isimo-kwi-anc-ejozini-20160902 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=News24 |language=Zulu}} He was installed in that office by 2014{{Cite web |date=17 December 2014 |title=ANC KZN regions elect new leaders |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/anc-kzn-regions-elect-new-leaders-20150429 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} and was re-elected in 2018,{{Cite web |date=13 May 2018 |title=New leaders for KZN ANC regions |url=https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/news/national/new-leaders-for-kzn-anc-regions-20180513 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Daily Sun |language=en-US}} but in September 2021 his re-election bid was defeated by Siphile Mdaka.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-09 |title=Intimidation claims threaten ANC Far North regional conference |url=https://mg.co.za/politics/2021-06-09-intimidation-claims-threaten-anc-far-north-regional-conference/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |last=Capa |first=Siyamtanda |date=2021-09-06 |title=ANC's Mahlaba elected unopposed in Newcastle |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/witness/news/ancs-mahlaba-elected-unopposed-in-newcastle-20210906/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Witness |language=en}}
He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 2019 general election, ranked 33rd on the ANC's provincial party list.{{Cite web |title=Ndodephethe Bethuel Mthethwa |url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/ndodephethe-bethuel-mthethwa/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=People's Assembly |language=en}} In July 2022, he was additionally elected to a four-year term on the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's KwaZulu-Natal branch.{{Cite web |date=25 July 2022 |title=Ex-chair Sihle Zikalala fails to make it into ANC KZN provincial executive committee |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2022-07-25-ex-chair-sihle-zikalala-fails-to-make-it-into-anc-kzn-provincial-executive-committee/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Sunday Times |language=en-ZA}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|ndodephethe-bethuel-mthethwa|Ndodephethe Bethuel Mthethwa}}
- [https://kznlegislature.gov.za/members/hon-nb-mthethwa/ Hon. BN Mthethwa] at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
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Category:Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Category:African National Congress politicians