Candith Mashego-Dlamini
Kwati Candith Mashego-Dlamini (born 1 January 1960) is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. She has been the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since May 2019, and she formerly served as Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2014 to 2019.
Candith Mashego-Dlamini | |
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Mashego-Dlamini in 2022 | |
| Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Naledi Pandor |
| Preceded by | Reginah Mhaule |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
| Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 25 May 2019 Serving with Mcebisi Skwatsha | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Gugile Nkwinti Maite Nkoana-Mashabane |
| Preceded by | Pam Tshwete |
| Succeeded by | Portfolio abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kwati Candith Mashego 1 January 1960 Hazyview, Transvaal Union of South Africa |
| Spouse | Noah Dlamini |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
A teacher by profession, Mashego-Dlamini was a member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2014 and served in several different portfolios in the Mpumalanga Executive Council. She was elected to the National Assembly in 2014 and was appointed as a deputy minister by President Jacob Zuma. Zuma's successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, appointed her to her current position after the 2019 general election.
Mashego-Dlamini is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and was formerly an office-bearer in the Mpumalanga branch of the ANC Women's League. From 2017 to 2022, she was an elected member of the ANC National Executive Committee.