Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda was born on 13 September 1972 and is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal serving as a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces since 2024.
15 Facts About Mxolisi Kaunda
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Mxolisi Kaunda was the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison from 2016 to 2019 and a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2009 to 2019.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was born on 13 September 1972, in the town of Inanda outside Durban in the Natal Province.
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Mxolisi Kaunda became involved in politics at the age of fifteen, as he joined the Congress of South African Students.
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Mxolisi Kaunda matriculated from Intshisekelo High School and then went on to study at the University of South Africa, where he achieved a Diploma in Governance and Leadership.
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In 2000, Mxolisi Kaunda was elected as a ward councillor of the newly established eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, a position he held until the 2006 municipal election when he became a PR councillor of the municipality.
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Mxolisi Kaunda served on the municipal Economic Development and Markets Sub-Committee.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was deployed to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature following the 2009 general election.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was a member of the Finance, Community Safety and Liaison committees.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was an alternate member of the Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs committees.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was elected to the post of ANCYL Provincial Secretary in 2004 and served until 2008 when he was appointed ANCYL Provincial Chairperson, a post he held until 2010.
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Mxolisi Kaunda has been a member of the ANC's Provincial Executive Committee since 2012.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was seen as one of three frontrunners for the post alongside Nomusa Dube-Ncube and Nhlanhla Ngidi.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was ultimately selected for the post on 22 August 2019.
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Mxolisi Kaunda was elected Mayor of eThekwini on 5 September 2019.