Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma is a South African politician, physician, and former anti-apartheid crusader who was born on January 27, 1949. Her initials, NDZ, are widely recognized. She has been a long-standing member of the African National Party (ANC) and is currently the Chancellor of the University of Limpopo as well as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma used to be married to a popular South African politician and former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. The couple were married in 1982 and the marriage eventually ended in divorce in 1998. The couple at the time of their divorce were blessed with four children.
Biography & Wikipedia
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was born in the former Natal province and educated there before becoming involved in the Black Consciousness Movement. She lived in exile outside of South Africa between 1976 and 1990, practising medicine and participating in ANC activism.
She has served in every post-apartheid South African president’s cabinet since 1994, including Minister of Health, Foreign Affairs, and Home Affairs. During President Jacob Zuma’s first term, she was credited with turning around a dysfunctional department.
Before taking up her present position, she was Minister in the Presidency for Planning under President Cyril Ramaphosa Monitoring and Evaluation, where she played a major and contentious role in managing South Africa’s lockdown during the COVID-19 epidemic.
She was also absent from the South African government from October 2012 to January 2017, while she was Chairman of the African Union Commission, making her the first woman to command either that organization or its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity.
Age and birthday
Age: 74 years, as of January 2023
Birthday: 27th January
Height and weight
This information is not in the public domain.
Nationality & Ethnicity
Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma is a South African citizen.
Education
According to sources, Dlamini-Zuma finished her high school studies at Adams College in Amanzimtoti, a mission school attended by many ANC leaders. She graduated in 1967. Despite intending to be a lawyer and giving in to her father’s desire to become a doctor, she got a BSc in zoology and botany from the University of Zululand in 1971.
She later enrolled at the University of Natal to seek a medical degree. She was actively involved in the South African Students’ Organization, a Black Consciousness movement, while there and was chosen to serve as its vice president in 1976.
Political party and views
Dlamini-Zuma is an active and loyal member of the African National Congress. One of the vibrant political parties in South Africa.
Parents and siblings
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was born to housewife Rose and teacher Willibrord Gweva, whose brother Stephen Dlamini was active in the African National Party (ANC). She was the eighth kid and the oldest.
Husband and children
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was formerly married to Jacob Zuma, a renowned South African politician and former president of South Africa. The pair married in 1982, and their marriage ended in divorce in 1998. The couple had four children at the time of their divorce, including Gugulethu and Thuthukile.
Salary and net worth
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has kept her financial information private. We are unaware of her salary or net worth as of now.
Social media: Instagram & Twitter
Twitter: @DlaminiZuma
