Mamorena Annah Buthelezi (born 7 October 1965), formerly known as Anna Buthelezi-Phori, is a South African politician and civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State Provincial Legislature and Free State Executive Council. She is also a former Deputy Provincial Secretary of the ANC's Free State branch.
Anna Buthelezi | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1965 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Zacharia Phori (div. 2002) |
Political career
editButhelezi was born on 7 October 1965.[1] She served as Deputy Provincial Secretary of the ANC's Free State branch from 1994 to 1997 under Provincial Chairperson Pat Matosa.[2] She subsequently represented the ANC in the Free State Provincial Legislature and in the Free State Executive Council. She served as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Social Welfare until 28 June 2001, when Premier Winkie Direko announced a reshuffle which saw Buthelezi fired and replaced by Beatrice Marshoff;[3] the reshuffle was viewed as political, and especially as linked to Buthelezi's alignment to ANC Provincial Chairperson Ace Magashule.[4]
After her dismissal from the Executive Council, Buthelezi continued to serve as an ordinary Member of the Provincial Legislature,[5] and she remained in her seat after the 2004 general election, chairing the Portfolio Committee on Local Government.[6] By April 2005, the Mail & Guardian reported that she was no longer on good terms with Magashule.[7]
As of 2011, she was a deputy director-general in the Free State's provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.[8]
Personal life
editButhelezi was formerly married to Zacharia Phori, a National Intelligence Agency officer and former Umkhonto we Sizwe operative, with whom she has one son.[5][9] They divorced in February 2002. During the divorce proceedings, in February 2002, Buthelezi laid an attempted murder charge against Phori, alleging that he had fired several shots at her car outside their house in Bayswater, Bloemfontein.[5][9]
Reference list
edit- ^ "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "50th National Conference: Report of the Secretary General". African National Congress. 1997-12-17. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Direko axes three MECs". News24. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Twala, Chitja; Barnard, Leo (2003-12-31). "Winkie Direko – A political leader in her own right?". Southern Journal for Contemporary History. 28 (3): 134–151. ISSN 2415-0509.
- ^ a b c Mboyane, Sphiwe (10 March 2002). "ANC soapie to play out in court". News24. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "'We toyi-toyi to get attention'". The Mail & Guardian. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Drive to finesse 'Ace'". The Mail & Guardian. 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Green home's her cup of tea". News24. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ a b Mboyane, Sphiwe (24 March 2002). "Sex scandal rocks ANC couple". News24. Retrieved 2023-04-07.