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Ms Nomagugu Simelane
In May 2019, Ms Nomagugu Simelane was appointed MEC for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.
Until recently an ANC provincial Deputy chairperson and provincial
executive committee member, Ms Simelane is now responsible for the health needs of more than 80% of the province’s population who use the public health sector. She now presides over 700 health facilities, including
hospitals, community health centres, clinics, and mobile clinics.
The Department of Health is familiar territory for Dobsonville-born and Newcastle-based Ms Simelane, who served as a Parliamentary Liaison Officer for the Department from 2005 to 2008. A qualified lawyer and seasoned political campaigner, she has also served in a few key strategic positions, including chairing the KZN Youth Commission; and as a senior manager in the KZN
Office of the Premier.
She holds a BA in law and an LLB from the University of Natal (University of KwaZulu-Natal); and a certificate in Governance from Wits University, and is currently studying towards a Master’s Degree in Political Science, which she started last year.
Mr. S.A. Duma
Mr. S.A. Duma is a South African politician who is the provincial chairperson of the African National Congress in KwaZulu-
Natal, having been elected in 2022. He has served in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since 2014. Duma is currently the Member of the Executive Council
(MEC) for Economic Development, Tourism
and Environmental Affairs. He had previously served as the Chair of Chairs in the Provincial Legislature.
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