Mduduzi Manana | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 24 July 2018 | |
| Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
| In office 12 June 2012 – 19 August 2017 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Minister | Blade Nzimande |
| Preceded by | Hlengiwe Mkhize |
| Succeeded by | Buti Manamela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mduduzi Comfort Manana 12 February 1984 Ermelo, Eastern Transvaal South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Parent | Sibongile Manana |
| Alma mater | University of Natal |
| Nickname | Mdu |
Mduduzi Comfort Manana (born 12 February 1984) is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. He was the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training from 2012 to 2017 and represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2009 to 2018.
Manana rose to political prominence through the ANC Youth League and was aged 28 when President Jacob Zuma appointed him as a deputy minister in June 2012. He resigned from that office in August 2017 after he was charged with assaulting three women outside a Johannesburg nightclub; he pled guilty to the charges the following month. He remained an ordinary member of the National Assembly until July 2018, when he submitted to ongoing pressure to resign.
Manana has been a member of the ANC National Executive Committee since December 2017. Since early 2023, he has worked full-time for the party as head of organising at Luthuli House.