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Zakhele Mbhele

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Zakhele Mbhele (born 9 November 1984) is a South African politician. A Member of Parliament of the Democratic Alliance in the National Assembly, Mbhele served as Media Liaison Officer for Western Cape Premier Helen Zille from November 2011 to May 2014. [1] In the 2014 general election, Mbhele was elected to parliament and served till 2024.

Personal life and education

Mbhele is gay, making him the first openly gay Black member of parliament. [2] [3] [4] While attending University of Witwatersrand, he led ACTIVATE, the university’s LGBT campus group, [5] and later served on the board of Joburg Pride. He was cited by the Mail & Guardian as one of "Top 200 Young South Africans" for his Civil Society work in 2010. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Media Alert: New Spokesperson in Premier Helen Zille's Office | Western Cape Government". Westerncape.gov.za. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: MEET AFRICA'S FIRST OPENLY-GAY BLACK MP - MambaOnline - Gay South Africa online". MambaOnline. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Africa elects its first openly gay black MP · PinkNews". Pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Andrew (21 May 2014). "Harvey Milk's legacy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "My Life : Zak Mbhele". Mambaonline.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "200 Young South Africans: Civil Society | News | Mail & Guardian". Mg.co.za. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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