Ms Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela

Hailing from eNhlwathi KwaHlabisa in Mkhanyakude District, former MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation, Hlengiwe Mavimbela is a qualified teacher by profession. She did her schooling in eNhlwathi where she was born and bred. Her passion for education began after she completed matric in 1990. She started teaching Mathematics for immediate and Senior phase in Nongoma.

She obtained her Diploma in Primary Education from Umlazi Further Education College. In 2004, she obtained her honours in Bachelor of Education from UNISA, majoring in Science Education. In 2006 she resigned from teaching to become a PR Councilor in Ward 6 in eNhlwathi, also serving as an EXCO member in Kwahlabisa Municipality.

In 2011 she became the speaker in Mkhanyakude Municipality, a position she held for one term. She served in the structures of the African National Congress as the Regional Secretary for the ANC Youth League, Regional Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the Women’s League. She currently serves in the Provincial Executive Committee and Provincial Working Committee of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal.