Matshidiso Mfikoe
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Matshidiso Mfikoe MPL | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 2 February 2023 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 10 October 2022 – 31 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Anastasia Motaung |
| Succeeded by | Parks Tau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Party | African National Congress |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | MANCOSA Regenesys Business School |
Matshidiso Morwa Annastinah Mfikoe (born 1972) is a South African politician who has served as a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since February 2023. A member of the African National Congress, she previously served as a member of the National Assembly from October 2022 to January 2023 and before that, as a councillor in the City of Johannesburg from 2000 to 2022 and as a member of the mayoral committee from 2006 to 2016 and again in 2021.
Mfikoe was born in 1972 in Alexandra, Johannesburg. She was a student activist in Soweto, participating in the student youth movements. She was as a member of the Soweto Student Congress (SOSCO) as well as the Soweto Youth Congress (SOYCO). Mfikoe matriculated from Progress Comprehensive High School in Pimville, Soweto in 1991 and became a member of the local African National Congress structures.[1]
Mfikoe earned a bachelor's degree in Public Management and Governance from Regenesys Business School, and a Master of Business Administration from the Management College of Southern Africa.[2]