16 Facts About Mavuso Msimang

Mavuso Walter Msimang was born on 1941 and is a South African civil servant and politician.

Mavuso Msimang is a co-founder of African Parks, a Johannesburg-based conservation organization, and was CEO of South African National Parks.

Mavuso Walter Msimang was born in 1941 at in Edendale, outside Pietermaritzburg, and grew up around missionaries.

Mavuso Msimang holds a Master of Business Administration from the United States International University, California.

Mavuso Msimang moved to Zambia, where there was a large community of South African ANC members living in exile.

Mavuso Msimang earned a BSc in entomology and biology from the University of Zambia in 1976, and a master's degree in business administration in 1984 from the United States International University while living in Kenya.

Mavuso Msimang worked as a UN volunteer from 1977 and later worked for the UN's World Food Programme in Kenya and Zambia between 1977 and 1984.

Mavuso Msimang became CEO of South African National Parks in 1997, which had begun a major re-conceptualisation from 1994.

Mavuso Msimang was CEO at the State Information Technology Agency from October 2003 and 2007, before being appointed Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs in 2007.

Mavuso Msimang was one of the founders of African Parks Network, and is as of 2021 Emeritus Board Member.

Mavuso Msimang has been a member of the World Wildlife Fund South Africa Board since February 2011, and as of 2021 and chairs the Social Ethics and Transformation Committee as well as sitting on the Board's Remuneration and Human Resources and Nomination Committees.

Mavuso Msimang did not stand for re-election to the NEC at the party's 55th National Conference in 2022.

Mavuso Msimang resigned from the ANC in December 2023, citing endemic corruption and its consequences for the country, especially the poor.

Mavuso Msimang was accused of misappropriating funds from the Umthombo Pride Trust where he was CEO between 1993 and 1994.

Mavuso Msimang blamed the media for circulating the allegations without getting his side of the story.

Mavuso Msimang stated that the accuser was one of her former colleagues.