Phindiwe Dlamini-Sangweni | |
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Born | Phindiwe Rita Dlamini 2 December 1963 Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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Children | Makhosini "Omari" Dlamini Nikita Dlamini |
Occupation | South African attorney African National Congress member Businesswoman |
Phindiwe Dlamini-Sangweni (born 2 December 1963, as Princess Phindiwe Rita Dlamini) is a South African attorney and businesswoman. She is currently a member of the African National Congress and is Chairwoman of Purple Tree Holdings, a private company. Dlamini-Sangweni is a Principal Princess of the Nhlangwini royal family, Princess of the Zulu Royal Family and is a cousin of Mswati III, King of Swaziland. She has assets estimated at US$30 million from various investments and shareholdings on the New York Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Dlamini-Sangweni was the first black and first female director of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, in which she served from 2002 to 2005. She then served as the executive advisor of Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, before serving as The Chief State Law Advisor of the Eastern Cape Province from 2013 to 2017.[1][2]