BIOGRAPHY OF DEPUTY MINISTER LINDIWE NTSHALINTSHALI
She was born in the then area called “Witbank” in a township called Lynville and now called eMalahleni.
She is married to Mr. Ntshalintshali and they are blessed with 3 sons Sithembiso (23), Mbuso (12) and Mnqobi (6). She is a full-time mother and does not compromise on spending time with family.
She furthered her studies at the Mpumalanga Nursing College and completed her in-service training hours at Middelburg Hospital in 2005 and qualified as a Nurse.
She was then deployed as the Member of the Mayoral Committee at eMalahleni Local Municipality in 2005. She acquired the following accolades;
- Certificate in Nursing Auxiliary 2006;
- Executive Leadership in Municipal Development 2007;
- Programme in Municipal Finance 2007 (CPMD);
- Programme in Leadership Development (CPLD) 2009 in the University of Witswatersrand, University of Johannesburg (Faculty of Commerce, Law & Management) and the University of Pretoria (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) School of Public Management and Administration.
- Diploma in Nursing and Patient Care; 2023
PUBLIC SERVICE PROFILE
- Elected as a Provincial Executive Committee member of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) 2013 – 2015
- In 2018, she was appointed as a PET Coordinator to run the Elections for the ANC in the Mpumalanga Province.
- Chairperson of the subcommittee of International Relations (SALGA) 2015 – 2018
- Chairperson of Climate change SALGA 2015 – 2018
- Chairperson of the Social Transformation Sub-committee ANC 2012 – 2015
- Appointed as the Executive Mayor of eMalahleni Local Municipality 2015 – 2016
- Re-elected as an Executive Mayor at eMalahleni Local Municipality 2016 – 2018
- Elected as the Deputy President of South African Local Government Association (SALGA) 2016 – 2018
- Elected as Member of Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature 2019 to date
- Appointed as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation in May 2019 to date
- Appointed as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) Department of Social Development in June 2021 – May 2024
- Currently appointed as the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services June 2024 to date.