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Fikile Mbalula Biography
Fikile April Mbalula (born 8 April 1971 in the Free State) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Transport. He previously served as both Minister and Deputy Minister of Police and Minister of Sports and Recreation. Mbalula is a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress and former leader of the African National Congress Youth League.
Mbalula was elected president of the ANC Youth League in August 2004, having previously held the post of secretary general.
In December 2007, amid rising tensions in the run-up to the ANC’s Polokwane conference, Mbalula wrote a letter to finance minister Trevor Manuel calling him arrogant and an “attention-seeking drama queen”. This followed Manuel dismissing Mbalula as a “self-appointed spokesperson of the national democratic revolution”.
Known for his disregard for speaking conventions, Mbalula has several times made headlines with controversial statements. In June 2007, he likened the University of KwaZulu-Natal to Bombay, saying black students were left on the periphery while those of Indian descent swelled the ranks.
Mbalula was elected to the ANC NEC at the party’s Polokwane conference in December 2007 in 15th place, measured in the number of votes. He subsequently retired as president of the ANC Youth League of which, at age 36, he was no longer eligible to be a member.
In April 2008, Mbalula said that Barney Pityana, rector of the University of South Africa, had “made a clown of himself by his overzealous confusion and comical postulations” after Pityana expressed criticism of Zuma.
In the 2009 general elections he was the manager of the ANC election campaign, which was considered highly successful.
In January 2014, after Bafana Bafana were eliminated in the first round from the CHAN competition, Mbalula said that the national team were “a bunch of losers”.
On 25 April 2016, he suspended the privileges of SA Rugby, Cricket South Africa and Athletics SA from bidding for international tournaments due to lack of transformation.
Mbalula was appointed Deputy Minister of Police in the cabinet of Jacob Zuma in May 2009 and later became the Minister of Sport and Recreation after President Jacob Zuma changed his cabinet. On 31 March 2017, following a controversial reshuffling in the cabinet, Mbalula was appointed as Minister of Police taking over from Nathi Nhleko after lobbying from the ANC Youth League and possibly as a reward for loyalty towards Zuma, according to media speculation.
In May 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Mbalula to the post of Minister of Transport, succeeding Blade Nzimande.
What's Fikile Mbalula Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Fikile Mbalula Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
