Mbhazima Shilowa

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Mbhazima Shilowa Biography

South African politician who is known for having served as the 3rd Premier of Gauteng from 1999 until 2008. He is also known for having been a member of the United Democratic Movement political party beginning in 2014.

He joined the PSG Services after moving to Johannesburg in 1978. In 1981, he joined the trade union movement where he advocated for more rights for fellow workers. He was quickly elected Vice President and later President of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union. He was then elected Deputy President of the Congress of the People in December of 2008.

He originally belongs to the Tsonga tribe, with the traditional spelling of his last name being “Xilowa”.

He was born and raised in Olifantshoek, Limpopo, South Africa. He married Wendy Luhabe and together they have four children.

He handed over his resignation as Premier of Gauteng in September of 2008 after South African President Thabo Mbeki was forced out of office.

Mbhazima Samuel (Sam) Shilowa, correct Tsonga spelling “Xilowa” (born 30 April 1958) is a South African politician. A former Premier of Gauteng province while a member of the African National Congress, Shilowa left the party to help form the opposition Congress of the People, with whom he was briefly the Deputy President. In the 2009 general election, Shilowa was elected to parliament with COPE.

Shilowa was born at Olifantshoek in what is now called the Limpopo Province and completed his secondary education at Akani High School in 1978. The following year he moved to Johannesburg to seek employment and started working at John Weinberg Hardware in Germiston. He then moved to Anglo Alpha Cement in Roodepoort and later joined PSG Services in Johannesburg.

In 1981, Shilowa joined the trade union movement and became a shop steward fighting for better working conditions and defending the rights of his fellow workers. He was elected Vice-President and later President of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union.

Shilowa played a prominent role in the formation of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in 1985 and was elected Deputy Chairperson of COSATU’s Gauteng region. In 1991, he was elected Deputy General Secretary of COSATU and in 1993 became the General Secretary. Shilowa then played a huge role in the forming of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) which established close co-operation between government, organized labour and business. He was part of the African National Congress’ negotiating team at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) negotiations in 1992 which led to the writing of South Africa’s democratic constitution.

In 1997, Shilowa became a member of the African National Congress and on 15 June 1999 he was elected Premier of Gauteng Province and had to give up his post as General Secretary of COSATU.

On the 16 December, 2008, Shilowa was elected Deputy President of the Congress of the People by a landslide vote. His election as First Deputy President entails that he is Executive Deputy President, alongside former businesswomen Lynda Odendaal, who carries the title of Second Deputy President, which means that she is the more ceremonial deputy.

On 29 September 2008, soon after the South African President Thabo Mbeki was forced out of office, Mbhazima handed in his resignation as premier. He was succeeded by Paul Mashatile. Shilowa later resigned from the ANC and announced his support for Mosiuoa Lekota’s movement for a national congress.

On 22 April, 2009, the day of the 2009 general elections, Shilowa duly voted for his new party, declaring to friends on his Facebook page:

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