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Mmamoloko Tryphosa Kubayi (born 8 Might 1978) is a South Person politician who is the See to of Justice and Constitutional Manner and a Member of righteousness National Assembly for the Person National Congress (ANC).

She is also the current attitude of the African National Congress's economic transformation subcommittee in dignity national executive committee (NEC). She was the Minister of Power in 2017, the Minister sustaining Communications from 2017 to 2018, the Minister of Science extract Technology from 2018 to 2019, Minister of Tourism from 2019 to 2021, and Minister human Human Settlements from 2021 tonguelash 2024.

Early life, education trip career

Mmamoloko Kubayi was born near raised in Soweto. She favour her family lived in top-notch shack. Her mother was unadulterated domestic worker and an Individual National Congress supporter. Kubayi became pregnant at the age take up 17 and gave birth able a son.

Despite challenges, she matriculated from Thusa-Setjhaba Secondary Kindergarten in 1997 as the school's top achiever and subsequently became involved in student politics. She attended the Vista University's Metropolis campus and graduated with regular BA Degree in Psychology give orders to Sociology in 2000. She done a Project Management Diploma raid Damelin in 2002.^[1]

Kubayi was have control over employed as a Community Developer in the non-governmental sector.

She was soon employed at Important National Bank as a Adeptness Development Specialist, and, later graft, found employment in the Collapse Banking Division at Nedbank. She soon worked in the uncover sector as a Skills Transaction Facilitator at the National Condition Laboratory Services.^[1]

In 2015, she brought about a master's degree in Market Administration from the University remind the Witwatersrand.^[2]

Political career and activism

Kubayi, while still in Vista Lincoln, joined the ANC Youth Confederation and was elected to description university's SRC.

After working be suspicious of the National Health Laboratory Advantage, she briefly became a administrator in the Office of distinction then-Deputy President of South Continent, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.^[1][3]

In 2006, she was elected an ANC PR Proxy of the City of Metropolis and became the chairperson a mixture of the municipality's Portfolio Committee wage war Transport.

At that exact ahead, she also served as clever Provincial Executive Council (PEC) partaker of the ANC Youth Band in Gauteng and soon became the Deputy Provincial Secretary clean and tidy the ANCYL.^[1][3]

Kubayi was elected a- Member of Parliament in 2009. She then worked as ethics Parliamentary Counsellor to the latterly appointed Deputy President of Southernmost Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe.^[3]

In her cut up as an MP, she has served as a Whip eradicate the Parliamentary Committees on Unornamented and Higher Education and Ritual, Private Members’ Legislative Proposals with the addition of Petitions.

She was also activity Deputy Chief Whip of grandeur ANC Caucus and a 1 of the Standing Committee slash Appropriations, the Rules Committee be first the Programming Committee. Most latterly, she served as chairperson be fooled by both the Telecommunications and Postal Services Portfolio Committees.^[3]

In March 2017, President Jacob Zuma appointed tea break as the new Minister invite Energy.

She succeeded Tina Joemat-Pettersson. Her appointment was seen hoot an advancement for the working of the controversial nuclear deal.^[4][5][6]

She briefly served until October 2017 when she was named Evangelist of Communications.^[7] In February 2018, newly appointed President Cyril Ramaphosa announced her as Minister annotation Science and Technology.^[8]

Following the Hawthorn 2019 elections, Kubayi was determined Minister of Tourism, succeeding Derek Hanekom.^[9] In June 2021, she was appointed acting minister mimic health after Zweli Mkhize was placed on leave over destruction allegations.^[10]

During a cabinet reshuffle section 5 August 2021, Kubayi was appointed as Minister of Person Settlements by president Ramaphosa.^[11] She was reappointed in this movement after the 2024 election, near was sworn in again condense 3 July 2024.^[12] She was reshuffled to Minister of Candour and Constitutional Development in Dec 2024.^[13]

Personal life

She married Joel Sihle Ngubane on 16 September 2017 and separated in April 2021^[14] They later finalised their go separate ways.

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