Stone Sizani

Stone Sizani
Stone Sizani
Chief Whip of the Majority Party
	In office; 2013 – 2 March 2016
President	Jacob Zuma
Preceded by	Mathole Motshekga
Succeeded by	Jackson Mthembu
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
	In office; 22 April 2009 – 2 March 2016
Personal details
Born	2 March 1954 (age 70)
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Alma mater	University of East Anglia

Phumelele Stone Sizani (born 2 March 1954) is a South African politician who was, until his resignation on 2 March 2016, a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa and the African National Congress Chief Whip.^[1] It has been reported that upon leaving Parliament his next post will be South African Ambassador to Germany.^[2]

Early life

At the age of 18 he was arrested and sent to Robben Island as a political prisoner, where he remained incarcerated from 1978 to 1980.^[3] He graduated with an MA in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia in 1995, where he was a Chevening Scholar.^[4]

References

^ "Phumelele Sizani". African National Congress. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^ "ANC chief whip to become SA ambassador to Germany". The Times (South Africa). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^ Lund, Troye (5 December 2013). "Can Stone Sizani restore discipline within the ANC?". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ "Directory of Chevening Alumni". Chevening UK Government Scholarships. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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[1] "Phumelele Sizani". African National Congress. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.

[2] "ANC chief whip to become SA ambassador to Germany". The Times (South Africa). Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[3] Lund, Troye (5 December 2013). "Can Stone Sizani restore discipline within the ANC?". Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[4] "Directory of Chevening Alumni". Chevening UK Government Scholarships. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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