Nokuzola Mndende (born 25 March 1957) is a South African academic, cultural activist, and politician from the Eastern Cape. Her academic work concerns traditional religious beliefs in Africa and particularly in Xhosa culture. She also represented the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2003.
Nokuzola Mndende | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1957 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | United Democratic Movement |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town (PhD) |
Academic career
editBorn on 25 March 1957,[1] Mndende completed her PhD in religious studies at the University of Cape Town in 2002.[2][3] Before she joined Parliament in 1999, she was a lecturer in African traditional religion at the University of Cape Town.[4] She has also lectured on African traditional religion at the University of South Africa[3] and currently is an adjunct professor in sociology and anthropology at Nelson Mandela University.[2]
In 2019, she was appointed as a part-time commissioner at the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities,[5] and she is founder and director of the Icamagu Heritage Institute, based in Dutywa, Eastern Cape.[2][6][7]
Legislative career
editIn the 1999 general election, Mndende was elected to an ANC seat in the National Assembly.[1] She left Parliament in 2003 and resumed her academic career.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Nokuzola Mndende". Nelson Mandela University. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Freedom of Religion and Religious Coercion in a Secular State by Dr Nokuzola Mndende". University of Cape Town. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Joubert, Jan-Jan (14 December 2001). "Spat over Vlakplaas 'cleansing'". News24. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "EC's Nokuzola Mndende gets thumbs-up from President for cultural commission". Herald. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Arrogant, chauvinistic and disrespectful". IOL. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Cultural activist lays complaint with police after witch comments". Dispatch. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.