He was appointed to replace Zandile Gumede, even though he has not yet been sworn into power.
He is currently serving the position of the MEC for Transport in KwaZulu Natal.
Here is all about him.
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Mxolisi Kaunda is one of the most influential political leaders in the KwaZulu Natal region.
He is currently awaiting swearing-in.
As of date, he is forty-six years old.
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He hails from the Northern parts of Durban in Inanda, where Mxolisi Kaunda parents stayed.
He then proceeded to the University of South Africa where he pursued a Diploma in Governance and Leadership.
There, he pursued an advanced diploma in Advanced Governance and Public Leadership.
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The movements were actively involved in reviving the African National Congress Youth League structures.
This move became necessary after the Liberation Movements had been banned in the country in 1990.
He diligently served this position for the four years that followed.
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In 2008, he was promoted to become the Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress Youth League.
He served this position between 2008 and 2010.
He even went a higher rank as he was appointed to chair the mobilisation and the Economic Transformation sub-committees.
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He also became a member of the Provincial Working Committee in the African National Congress.
As a result, he ended up landing more significant leadership positions.
Between 2000 and 2006, he was elected as the Ward Councillor for his ward.
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While serving this position, he also served in the Economic Development and Markets sub-committee.
In 2009, he was delegated a new duty to be a Member of the Provincial Legislature.
He served this position for the five years that followed.
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From this rank, he rose to become the chair of the Transport Portfolio Committee.
In 2014, after the general elections were held, he was elected as the Provincial Legislature.
In the transport committee, he was the chairperson.
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During this period when he was serving these positions, he was involved in transport matters.
He also involved all the communities in the province in development.
He was the best candidate that suited this position since he had served in the different transport committees.
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Serving in these committees played a key role in grooming him for the position.
The party, however, promised that the municipality would have a new mayorby 4th September 2019.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
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In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
Email: pshmueni@gmail.com
