Lomasontfo Dludlu

Dludlu grew up in a rural area did not receive a formal education.^[1] She worked as a community motivator and looked after disabled residents and orphans.^[1]

Despite being illiterate,^[2] she contested the 1993 general elections in Maphalaleni and was elected to the House of Assembly, defeating eight men and one other woman, becoming the first woman elected to the House.^[1] She remained a member until 1998.^[1]

She suffered a stroke in 2008 and died at her home on 10 January 2011 aged 64.^[2]