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Sihle Zikalala (born 6 August 1973) is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2023, representing the African National Congress. He was Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure from March 2023 to June 2024. Before his redeployment to the national government, he had been the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal and a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.
He served as the 8th Premier of KwaZulu-Natal from 2019 until his resignation in 2022 and as the Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress from 2015 to 2022. He has held various leadership positions in the ANC. From 2016 to 2019, he served as the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Zikalala puts his foot (or bum) in it, IOL, Pietermaritzburg, 26 November 2015. Retrieved on 19 April 2019.
- ^ Stolley, Giordano. ANC dismisses criticism of KZN cabinet reshuffle, Mail & Guardian, 9 June 2016. Retrieved on 19 April 2019.
- ^ Celebrations as Sihle Zikalala's elected new KZNANC chairperson, eNCA, 8 November 2015. Retrieved on 19 April 2019.
- ^ New KZN MECs sworn in, The Citizen, 7 June 2016. Retrieved on 4 July 2019.