Leader of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
In office 22 May 2019 – 18 October 2023
Premier
Sihle Zikalala Nomusa Dube-Ncube
Preceded by
Zwakele Mncwango
Succeeded by
Blessed Gwala
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
In office 22 May 2019 – 18 October 2023
Mayor of the Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality
In office 3 August 2016 – 22 May 2019
Preceded by
Position established
Personal details
Born
Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa
(1965-01-04) 4 January 1965 (age 59) Hlabisa, Natal, South Africa
Political party
Inkatha Freedom Party
Alma mater
University of Zululand
University of South Africa
Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa (born 4 January 1965) is a South African politician and former teacher who has been President of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) since 2019 and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2023. He is the party's parliamentary leader. He previously served as the Secretary-General of the IFP from 2011 to 2017, as the Mayor of the Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality from 2016 to 2019 and as the Leader of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature between 2019 and 2023.[1][2][3]
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Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa (born 4 January 1965) is a South African politician and former teacher who has been President of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)...
led it until 2019. He was succeeded as party president in 2019 by VelenkosiniHlabisa. During the first decade of the post-Apartheid period, the IFP received...
2019, when he declined to seek re-election and was succeeded by VelenkosiniHlabisa. In the 2019 general election, he was elected to a sixth consecutive...
party launched its manifesto on 10 March 2019. The party elected VelenkosiniHlabisa as Buthelezi's successor. The National Freedom Party (NFP) was formed...
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(ANC) Premier: Nomusa Dube-Ncube (ANC) Leader of the Opposition: VelenkosiniHlabisa (IFP) ANC (44) Dube-Ncube Boyce Caluza N Cele Z Cele Chiliza Dirks...
party launched its manifesto on 10 March 2019. The party elected VelenkosiniHlabisa as his successor in August 2019. The National Freedom Party (NFP)...
(ANC) Premier: Nomusa Dube-Ncube (ANC) Leader of the Opposition: VelenkosiniHlabisa (IFP) ANC (44) Dube-Ncube Boyce Caluza N Cele Z Cele Chiliza Dirks...
Zululand". News24. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2023. "IFP elects VelenkosiniHlabisa as new leader after 44 years of Buthelezi". The Citizen. 25 August...
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