Sikhanyiso ndlovu biography

Sikhanyiso Ndlovu was a Zimbabwean politician who was Minister of Information and Publicity from 2007 to 2008.
Sikhanyiso Ndlovu was a Zimbabwean politician and member of the Zanu Pf party.
Ndlovu, who was 78 at the time of his death, was one of the country's leading educationists and founded one of the first private colleges, the.

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Sikhanyiso Ndlovu timeline

NewsDay looks at the colurful history of the late Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, a political cadre who also served the Education Ministry.

NewsDay looks at the colurful history of the late Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, a political cadre who also served the Education Ministry. ANNEGRETT DUBE

Sikhanyiso Duke Ndlovu was born on 4 May 1937

Ndlovu was a member of ZAPU prior to the signing of the Unity Accord after which he joined Zanu PF

Ndlovu rose through the ranks and was appointed as a member of the Zanu PF politburo.

He served as the Deputy Minister of Education from 1995 to 2000 His passion for education saw him become the founder of Zimbabwe Distance Education Colleges (ZEDCO) which is a private institution.

• After serving as Deputy Minister of Education, Ndlovu was appointed as Minister of Information by President Robert Mugabe on February 6, 2007 During his tenure the vocal Former Information minister often made attacks on the West. • At the Africa-EU summit 2007 held in Lisbon in 2007 Ndlovu caused a diplomatic stir by verbally attacking Former British Pri

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Sikhanyiso Ndlovu: The loyalist who was poorly rewarded

Sikhanyiso Ndlovu

When I read the news of his admission to the intensive unit early in the morning last week, I mumbled to myself: â€œOh, God, this sounds serious!â€ I silently hoped him well.

I must admit there was a time when I felt let down by the old man, but it would always be easy to forgive the affable â€œDocâ€, what with his easy going nature and the ready smile from behind those glasses. Some time in October 2010, after I set up a small public relations consultancy, he invited me to his office when I offered to do some work to revive the struggling Zimbabwe Distance Colleges (ZDECO). We talked for more than three hours and we agreed that I would in the next two days give him a proposal that would help revitalise his outfit.

I suggested to him that he must devolve his business to the high density areas. He shot down that proposal, insisting that students still wanted to travel to town for lessons. I did not agree with him, of course, and was convinced that he still lived in the past. I told him that and he lau

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Sikhanyiso Ndlovu

Sikhanyiso Ndlovu was a Zimbabwean politician and member of the Zanu Pf party. He held several party and ministerial positions during his political career. He was a Zanu PF Politburo member and founder of the Zimbabwe Distance Education College (ZDECO). Ndlovu suffered a stroke in early September 2015 and would shortly pass away thereafter.

Background

Sikhanyiso Duke Ndlovu was born on 4 May 1937.^[1] He had a brother Simangaliso Ndlovu.^[2] Ndlovu's son Mandlenkosi Ndlovu, passed in August 2007.^[3] He is married to Dr Rose Ndlovu.^[3]

Education

Ndlovu attended University of Natal in South Africa from 1959 to 1961 for a Diploma in Social Work. He then went on to Syracuse University where he studied for a Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Degree from 1965 to 1968. Ndlovu furthered his education by enrolling for a Master of Public Administration, Public Administration in 1968 and graduated in 1969. In 1975 he enrolled for a Doctorate degree in Education.^[4]

Career

Ndlovu used to be a member of ZAPU before the