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ABOUT US<\/b><\/h2>\n

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mec office<\/span><\/h1>\n

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leadership is doing the right things<\/span>…<\/p>\n

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mec PROFILE<\/span><\/h1>\n

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PERSONAL INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Siphokazi Lusithi<\/p>\n

Date of Birth:<\/strong>\u00a019 July 1986
Marital Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Married<\/p>\n

Children:<\/strong>\u00a0Three<\/p>\n

Place of Birth<\/strong>: Steynsburg<\/p>\n

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EDUCATION BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2003, she matriculated at Lawson Brown High School in Port Elizabeth.\u00a0Honourable Lusithi took up administration advancement programmes with the University of Port Elizabeth (NMU), and University of Fort Hare. She is currently busy with her B.Admin degree with the University of South Africa.<\/p>\n

PREVIOUS POSITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member of the Executive Council (MEC) of the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development (EC DSD) since the 28 May 2019 until 16 August 2022.<\/p>\n

CURRENT POSITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature since May 2019. PEC Member of the African National Congress.\u00a0Provincial Coordinator (Secretary) EC ANC Women\u2019s League. Serving as a Member of the Executive Council for Human Settlements.<\/p>\n

CAREER IN BRIEF: POLITICAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mrs Siphokazi Lusithi’s political involvement spans through all the levels of youth activism – from the ANC Youth League, the Young Communist League, and student politics.<\/p>\n