Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi MP was born on 9 May 1985 and is a South African politician, radio host and political activist.
16 Facts About Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was a Member of the National Assembly, representing the Economic Freedom Fighters, from 2014 until his resignation in January 2025.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi served as the first official spokesperson for the party until his resignation in 2020.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was replaced as party spokesperson by fellow member of the Economic Freedom Fighters, youth activist Vuyani Pambo.
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In February 2025 Ndlozi officially resigned from the EFF as a member and party politics.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi grew up in Gauteng in the Vaal area of Evaton.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was brought into political consciousness in 1992 when his uncle was jailed by the apartheid police force for his involvement in the underground activities of the liberation movement.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi joined the South African Students Congress, the African National Congress Youth League, and the Young Communist League.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi served in the Palestinian and Cuban international solidarity movements.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi defended the actions of EFF members during the Clicks Protests, whereby an EFF group of men harassed and pushed a female interviewer when she attempted to conduct an interview with protestors.
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The Commission for Gender Equality stated that it would investigate a complaint after Mbuyiseni Ndlozi defended the harassment of a female journalist.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi described the incident as "merely touching" the interviewer, but summarily retracted the statement after public outcry regarding GBV and after a complaint was instituted at the CGE.
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Nonetheless, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi did not attend the conference, which sparked speculation over his future in the party.
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On 9 January 2025, the EFF released a statement in which they revealed that Mbuyiseni Ndlozi had resigned as a Member of Parliament.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi obtained his PhD in Political Science from Wits in 2017.
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has been named the Most Influential Young South African for 2017.