Isaiah Boy Ntshangase (1 April 1966 – February 2001) was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1999 until his death in 2001. A lionised figure in the ANC Youth League, he was provincial chairperson of the league's KwaZulu-Natal branch from 1996 to 2000. Before that, he was an activist in the South African Youth Congress.
Isaiah Ntshangase | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – February 2001 | |
| Constituency | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaiah Boy Ntshangase 1 April 1966 Pongola, Natal Province South Africa |
| Died | February 2001 (aged 34) |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Life and career
editNtshangase was born on 1 April 1966[1] in Pongola in the north of the former Natal Province.[2] He was an activist in the South African Youth Congress and served as provincial chairperson of the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal from 1996 to 2000.[2][3]
While in his youth league office, Ntshangase was elected to the National Assembly in the 1999 general election; he joined the ANC's KwaZulu-Natal caucus.[1] He remained in his seat until his death in February 2001.[2] His seat was later filled by Albertina Luthuli.[4]
Memorials
editIn 2008, Walter Gilbert Street in eThekwini was renamed Isaiah Ntshangase Road.[5][6] Nathi Mthethwa addressed a memorial lecture held in his honour in 2019.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Cde Nathi Mthethwa to deliver the Isaiah Ntshangase Memorial Lecture at the Moses Mabhida Stadium". Polity. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "How ANC protected warlord 'spy'". The Mail & Guardian. 7 November 1997. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations". Parliament of South Africa. 2 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Durban street renaming proposals". IOL. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Street name war 'gets nasty'". IOL. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2023.