Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana (12 May 1952 – 18 October 2024) was a South African politician who served as the South African High Commissioner to Canada.[1] He was born in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape.
Shepherd Mdladlana | |
|---|---|
| South African High Commissioner to Canada | |
| Assumed office September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mohau Pheko |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office July 1998 – 30 October 2010 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Kgalema Motlanthe Thabo Mbeki Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Tito Mboweni |
| Succeeded by | Mildred Oliphant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1952 Keiskammahoek, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 18 October 2024 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | South African citizenship |
| Political party | ANC |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Life and career
editMdladlana was born in Keiskammahoek, Cape Province, Union of South Africa on 12 May 1952.[2]
From 1998 until 2010, he served as Minister of Labour, following his appointment by Nelson Mandela. A teacher by training, Mdladlana earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Africa in 1997 in education and the IsiXhosa language. From 1972 to 1981, Mdladlana was a teacher at Vukukhanye Primary School in Gugulethu, a township outside of Cape Town. From 1982 to 1994, he was the principal of Andile Primary School in Crossroads, Western Cape. In 1994, the Eastern Cape native was elected to the first non-racial parliament in South African history with the African National Congress. In 1998, President Nelson Mandela appointed him to the position of Minister of Labour. He served under four Presidents: Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe,[3] and Jacob Zuma.
Mdladlana died on 18 October 2024, at the age of 72, from COVID-19.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "SOUTH AFRICA HIGH COMMISSION IN CANADA". www.southafrica-canada.ca. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Membathisis Mdladlana Archived 24 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Who's Who SA
- ^ "Former Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana dies at 72". IOL. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "'Covid-19 took Membathisi Mdladlana's life' - eNCA". www.enca.com. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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