IFP’s Thami Ntuli elected KwaZulu-Natal premier

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Despite the uMkhonto weSizwe Party obtaining 44% of the total votes in KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has been elected as the new premier.

Ntuli was duly elected in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature first sitting in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, 14 June.

KWAZULU-NATAL HAS A NEW PREMIER

Ntuli was nominated by former Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Mngadi and he defeated the MK Party’s Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza by two votes.

The ANC’s Nontembeko Boyce defeated MK Party’s Mervyn Dirks to retain her position as Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature. Mmabatho Tembe from the Democratic Alliance (DA) was elected Deputy Speaker.

As previously reported, no political party achieved an outright majority (50% +1), this meant that political parties have to form a coalition in order to govern the province.

The IFP which received the second highest votes in the province formed a coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) and the African National Congress (ANC).

How many seats do political parties have?

  • The Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party emerged as the biggest winner in KwaZulu-Natal with 37 seats. 
  • The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has the second-highest number of seats in the legislature, with 15. 
  • The African National Congress has 14 seats. 
  • The Democratic Alliance (DA) has 11 seats, while Julius Malema’s EFF has two seats. 
  • Lastly, late Zanele kaMagwaza Msibi’s National Freedom Party (NFP) has one seat. 

Before the election, KwaZulu-Natal judge president presided over the official swear-in ceremony of all members of the provincial legislature (MPLs), in the chambers in Pietermaritzburg.

The IFP’s Thami Ntuli is the new KwaZulu-Natal premier. Image: X/Isolezwe

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAMI NTULI

  • The new KwaZulu-Natal premier was born in 1973 at Vumanhlamvu in Nkandla.
  • The IFP chairperson in KwaZulu-Natal is a former mayor of the King Cetshwayo district municipality.
  • He is also the chairperson of the South African Local Government Association (Salga).
  • According to the University of Zululand, after matric Ntuli worked as a cleaner and cashier at Mabedlane (Mahlabathini) in a shop known as Ndlovane. He also worked as a security guard under Gray Security Company at Ulundi. 
  • In 1993 he was appointed as an unqualified teacher at Mashinga Secondary school where he registered a Diploma in Education at Rand Afrikaans University. 
  • In addition, he also did an Advance Certificate in Management in Natal University and also registered a Honours degree in Education Law and Management at the university of Pretoria.

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