Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Biography, Profile, Age, Net Worth, Qualifications, Contacts, Husband and Children
Dlamini-Zuma is a Senior South African Politician of the ruling ANC party. Currently she is serving as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Biography
Date of Birth: 27 January 1949 (age 71)
Place of Birth: Natal, South Africa
Husband: Was married to President Jacob Zuma (married in 1982 and divorced in June 1998)
Children: She has four children in her marriage with Jacob Zuma: Msholozi (born 1982); Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube (born 1984), who married the son of Zimbabwean politician and President of the MDC, Welshman Ncube; Nokuthula Nomaqhawe (born 1987); and their youngest daughter, Thuthukile Zuma.
Born Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini in Natal in a family of eight, she is the eldest and completed her high school at the Amanzimtoti Training College.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Qualifications – Academic & Educational
- BSc degree in Zoology and Botany from University of Zululand 1971;
- MB ChB from University of Bristol 1978
- Diploma in Tropical Child Health from School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool 1986.
- Matriculated at Amanzimtoti Training College in 1967.
After finishing her medical studies, Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma worked in Swaziland as a medical doctor at Mbababe Government Hospital. She reportedly met her then husband President Jacob Zuma while working in Swaziland.
Nkosazana Political Career
Sometimes referred to as NDZ due to her initials, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is an anti- apartheid activist. She served in Nelson Mandela cabinet as Minister of Health from 1994- 1999. Under Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe she served as Minister of Home Affairs. She remained Minister of Home Affairs in the first term of President Jacob Zuma. Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission for Policy and Evaluation under President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Nkosazana VS Cyril Ramaphosa
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma locked horns with Cyril Ramaphosa for the African National Congress Presidential post. Dlamini Zuma was tipped to win but narrowly lost to Ramaphosa at the 54th ANC National Conference. She lost by only a few hundred votes, with 2261 to Cyril Ramaphosa 2440.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Contacts, Phone Number, Email, Fax, Address
Postal Address:
- Private Bag X1000, PRETORIA, 0001
- Private Bag X1000, CAPE TOWN, 8000
Street Address:
- Union Buildings, Government Avenue, East Wing, 1st Floor, Arcadia, PRETORIA
- Good Hope Building, 1st Floor, Room 1, Plein Street, CAPE TOWN
Phone: 012 300 5200, 021 681 5758
Fax: 012 300 5795, 021 464 2147
Email: MandisaMB@cogta.gov.za
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
She has a verified Twitter Account : Twitter @DlaminiZuma
Follow her on Facebook: @DlaminiZuma
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Net worth
The former African Union chairperson is reportedly valued at R1.6 billion in 2020. According to reports she has interest in Mining and Agriculture.
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