Sibongile Ndlela-Simelane
Sibongile Ndlela-Simelane | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 2013 – 6 November 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini |
| Preceded by | Benedict Xaba |
| Succeeded by | Lizzy Nkosi |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Swazi |
| Occupation | Senator |
| Profession | Politician |
Sibongile Ndlela-Simelane was Minister for Health for Eswatini from 2013 to 2018 under the government of Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini.[1][2][3][4] During her time as minister she led calls for lessons from southern Africa's HIV response to be applied to malaria.[5] She also commissioned on World TB Day in 2017 a national drug resistance survey.[6] In 2018 she requested the arrest of an Eswatini Observer journalist who had photographed the cars of government ministers.[7] She also commissioned new offices for the Swaziland Nursing Council.[8]
In 2022, she was appointed Chairperson of the Eswatini Communications Commission (ESSCOM).[1]
Ndlela-Simelane grew up in a single-parent family and announced in 2015 at Bulandzeni Church of the Nazarene that she had never met her father.[9]
References
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- ^ "Swaziland likely to be first to eliminate malaria in southern Africa". Life. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
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- ^ Lansford, Tom (2015-03-24). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4833-7158-0.
- ^ Mbulo, Edwin (1 May 2015). "Eswatini: Health Minister - HIV Response Can Help Tackle Malaria in Southern Africa".
- ^ "World TB Day: Swazis Unite to end TB and HIV". WHO | Regional Office for Africa. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Eswatini: Minister Demands Journalist's Arrest". 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Swaziland Nursing Council Inaugurates New Office | HFG". Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz. Retrieved 2022-11-15.