SUSAN SHABANGU is the current minister of Women in the Presidency in the Republic of South Africa. Prior to this, she was the Minister of Mineral Resource. She had also served as a Deputy Minister for Minerals and Energy from April 1996 to April 2004 and as a Deputy Minister for Safety and Security from April 2004 to May 2009 in the Republic of South Africa; before being appointed the Minister of Mineral Resource. She also serves on the National Executive Council (NEC) of African National Congress.
Her Excellency was an Organizer and Administrator for the Amalgamated Black Worker’s Project from 1984 to 1985; a representative of the Transport and General Workers’ Union at the Industrial Council; and a National Women’s Coordinator for the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G). She was also a member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) National Women’s Sub-Committee working with women’s issues and representing the T&G on National level.
Ms Shabangu also served in the ANC East Rand PCO Management Committee from 1995 to 1996. She has also served as a Vice-Chairperson of the National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI) and as a National Treasurer of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO).
She will be speaking at the 2nd Annual Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island. The programme is slated to hold from the 28th to 30th of September 2016. The forum is geared towards empowering women and exposing them to various business opportunities available in Africa and in the diaspora.
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