Ayanda Dlodlo

**Ayanda Dlodlo** (born 22 May 1963) be South African politician plus former cabinet minister. As former member of Umkhonto we Sizwe, she become Member of Parliament for de African National Congress (ANC) insyd 2009. After dat, dem appoint am as Minister of Communications (2017), Minister of Home Affairs (2017–2018), Minister of Public Service den Administration (2018–2019, 2021–2022), plus Minister of State Security (2019–2021). 

Dlodlo know for being responsible for de state security portfolio during de 2021 civil unrest insyd South Africa, den sanso be member of de ANC National Executive Committee since 2007. Insyd April 2022, she resign from government to take up directorship at de World Bank. 

## Early life
Dem born Dlodlo insyd ein grandmommie ein house insyd Soweto, Gauteng insyd South Africa, den have one sibling, a sister. Ein mommie be student nurse den ein poppie study toward Bachelor of Science; he later earn education degree den become school principal. While Dlodlo be toddler, ein family move to neighbouring Swaziland, self-impose exile to avoid South Africa ein apartheid system den especially de Bantu education system. She attend private school insyd Swaziland until, when she be teenager, ein parents divorce, den she plus ein mommie return to Johannesburg. Shortly afterwards, insyd 1980, Dlodlo – then age 17 – decide to leave South Africa again to join Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), de armed wing of de anti-apartheid African National Congress (ANC).

She receive MK military training insyd Angola den later receive military intelligence training insyd de Soviet Union. Ein work plus MK include, insyd first half of de 1980s, lead unit which be responsible for infiltrate MK operatives across de Swazi border into Natal. Insyd 1990, she elect head of de youth section of de ANC for England den Northern Ireland; she be abroad insyd order to pursue postgraduate studies at de London Institute of Shipping. She ultimately earn higher certificate insyd shipping den transport management (1990), postgraduate diploma insyd business management (2017), den Master of Business Administration (2020).****

Dlodlo remain insyd exile plus de ANC until 1994, when apartheid formally abolish. Upon ein return, she learn dat ein sister, during ein absence, kill by apartheid security forces, den dat ein mommie traumatised by detention den torture.

## Career insyd business
Dlodlo ein first post-apartheid job be at Portnet. Insyd ein subsequent career insyd de private sector, she work at de South African National Ports Authority den South African Freight Rail Company, den sanso work on special assignments for de Port Authority of New York den New Jersey plus Associated British Ports. Insyd 2014, she say dat she be director or shareholder insyd at least 36 companies over course of ein career – include Rosschef Africa, de Wired Cloud, den Women insyd Energy – although she claim to resign most of those positions when she join de government.

Dlodlo sanso be director of company call VIP Consulting Engineers, during period insyd which de company have sanitation contracts plus de government insyd Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Because de company never fulfill de contract, de National Treasury blacklist de company den all ein directors, include Dlodlo, restrict them from doing business plus any level of government for five years between July 2012 den 2017. By time de blacklisting come into effect insyd 2012, Dlodlo work insyd de national government den resign from de company.

## Career insyd government
Dlodlo be director of strategic operations at de Directorate of Special Operations, commonly known as de Scorpions, specialised unit insyd de National Prosecuting Authority, but resign insyd 2004. After ein resignation, she investigate den indict on charges of fraud den theft relate to ein work plus de Scorpions between 2003 den 2004: she allege to steal some amount (dispute insyd various reports) from confidential NPA fund den to fraudulently inflate payment to informant by R30,000. She arrest insyd October 2006, but de charges against ein drop insyd May 2007; she say she expect it, giving dat de charges be "laughable".

Dlodlo resign from de Scorpions insyd 2004 to join de Gauteng provincial government, den become head of de provincial Department of Safety den Security.

### Zuma presidency (2007–2018)
Between 2007 den 2012, she be secretary general of de MK Military Veterans’ Association, den support Jacob Zuma ein successful bid to become ANC president at de Polokwane conference. At de conference, which take place insyd December 2007, Dlodlo einself elect to de ANC ein National Executive Committee. At de same time, pursuant to de 2009 national election, which sanso see Zuma elect to de national presidency, Dlodlo become Member of Parliament for de ANC; de follow year, she appoint parliamentary counsellor to President Zuma. Insyd May 2010, Dlodlo be one of three members of ANC disciplinary committee dat find Julius Malema guilty of contravene aspects of de ANC constitution. Sanso insyd 2010, memorandum from one-time consultant Gayton McKenzie to Gold Fields identify Dlodlo as person of influence insyd Zuma ein office who spend great deal of time help Gold Fields to lobby Zuma insyd relation to mining contracts; excerpts from de memorandum publish by de Mail & Guardian insyd 2013.

Insyd November 2010, Zuma appoint Dlodlo ein Deputy Minister of Public Service plus Administration, position which she retain after Zuma ein re-election insyd 2014 den which she hold until March 2017. Insyd dis capacity she represent South Africa at de Open Government Partnership, den continue to do so from 2011 to 2019. Insyd cabinet reshuffle insyd early hours of 31 March 2017, Zuma appoint Dlodlo to ein second cabinet, make ein Minister of Communications; insyd anoda reshuffle on 17 October 2017, Dlodlo make Minister of Home Affairs, portfolio which she retain for rest of Zuma ein tenure insyd office. During Zuma ein administration, Dlodlo sanso re-elect twice to de ANC National Executive Committee – insyd 2012 den then insyd 2017 – den she chair ein subcommittee on legislation plus governance between 2015 den 2017.

### Ramaphosa presidency (2018–2022)
When Zuma resign insyd February 2018, Dlodlo appoint Minister of Public Service plus Administration insyd first cabinet of ein successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, where she task plus restructure de national public service. However, after Ramaphosa inaugurate for ein first full term as president insyd May 2019, she become Minister of State Security insyd ein second cabinet. She be insyd this position during de July 2021 civil unrest insyd South Africa, which lead to vigorous public den political debate about allege intelligence failures by state security agencies. Dlodlo later say dat she feel she be unfairly scapegoat. Weeks after de unrest, on 5 August 2021, Ramaphosa abolish de State Security portfolio den move ein back to de Public Service plus Administration portfolio. However, insyd early April 2022, Dlodlo resign from de cabinet den de National Assembly to become executive director on de board of de World Bank, plus special responsibility for Angola, Nigeria, den South Africa. She say she hand insyd ein resignation as early as October 2021, though Ramaphosa not announce it until months later.

## Ein life matter
Dlodlo marry wey she get at least one son, Thabang Mnisi.

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