Mmamoloko Kubayi

Mmamoloko Tryphosa Kubayi (born 8 May 1978) be a South African politician wey komot Gauteng wey currently be de Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development. Na she represent de African National Congress (ANC) insyd de National Assembly of South Africa since April 2009.

Dem born am insyd Soweto, na Kubayi enter professional politics thru de ANC Youth League den de City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Council. After ein election to Parliament insyd 2009, na she serve as Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe ein parliamentary counsellor from 2013 to 2014 den as de chairperson of de Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services from 2014 to 2017.

Insyd March 2017, na Presido Jacob Zuma appoint am to de cabinet, first as Minister of Energy den then as Minister of Communications. Under Zuma ein successor, Presido Cyril Ramaphosa, na Kubayi serve as Minister of Science and Technology from 2018 to 2019, Minister of Tourism from 2019 to 2021, den Minister of Human Settlements from 2021 to 2024, before na dem appoint am to ein current portfolio insyd December 2024.

Na Kubayi be a member of de ANC National Executive Committee since December 2017 wey na dem elect am to ein first term on de ANC National Working Committee insyd January 2023. Na she be de head of de party ein influential subcommittee on economic transformation between April 2022 den March 2025.

 Early life den education 
Na dem born Kubayi on 8 May 1978 insyd Soweto, wer na she grow up insyd a shack insyd Meadowlands. Na she be raised by a single mommie wey na she be a domestic worker den African National Congress (ANC) supporter. Na Kubayi preg at de age of seventeen wey na she give birth at de beginning of ein last year of high school. Shortly after she give birth, for ein mommie ein insistence, she return to school while na ein sisto care give ein son, wey na she matriculate from de Thusa-Setjhaba Secondary School insyd 1997 plus top marks.

After high school, na Kubayi enrol insyd de Soweto campus of Vista University, wer na she be involved insyd student politics as a member of de student representative council den chairperson of de university ein South African Students Congress (SASCO) branch. She graduate insyd 2000 plus a BA insyd psychology den sociology. Insyd later years, while working, na she plete a postgraduate diploma insyd project management from Damelin den a master's degree insyd public den development management from de Wits School of Governance. As of 2025, na she be enrolled insyd a PhD at de University of Johannesburg, wey she dey pursue research on state-owned enterprises den corporate governance.

 Ein life matter 
Between 2017 den 2021, na Kubayi marry to Sihle Ngubane, a businessman wey later enter politics insyd de MK Party. Na dem get a kiddie togeda, Kubayi ein second. During dema marriage, na media question de propriety of public contracts dem award to Ngubane ein company.

 References 

External links

 Mmamoloko Kubayi at People's Assembly
 Mmamoloko Kubayi at South African Government

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