Vice President Itayi Zimunya Spouse(s) Miridam Sibanda Preceded by Hopewell Gumbo Name Nkululeko Sibanda | Succeeded by Philani Zamchiya Role Zimbabwean Politician Nationality Zimbabwean | |
Born 21 January 1979
Gwelo, Rhodesia
(Now Gweru, Zimbabwe) ( 1979-01-21 ) Died February 22, 2015, Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
1st talk with joram gumbo nkululeko sibanda rejoice ngwenya trevor maisiri
Nkululeko Mkastos Sibanda (21 January 1979) was a Zimbabwean politician. He was born in Gwelo, Rhodesia (now Gweru, Zimbabwe) in 1979 to a family descending from the Shangaan people.
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- 1st talk with joram gumbo nkululeko sibanda rejoice ngwenya trevor maisiri
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Politics
Sibanda began challenging authority in high school and when he went to College he was elected a member of the Student Representative Council, rising through the ranks until he became president of the National Union of Students in Polytechnic and Technical Colleges (NUSPOTECH). In December 2000 he was elected President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU). He continuously challenged government of the privatisation of education and the lack of basic human rights in the country. He championed the calls for democratic change in the country.
He was the Steering Committee Youth Representative of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, Board Member of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, youth committee member of the National Constitutional Assembly amongst other political roles in the country. In 2001, he travelled to South America to attend the Peoples Global Action summit where he meet autonomous groups such as the Zapastistas of Mexico amongst others, including Brazil’s Landless Peoples’ Movement.
Sibanda was expelled from the College, but his achievements include becoming the President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) becoming the only person to lead ZINASU without being a University student. During his term of office ZINASU won the International Student Peace Prize in Norway.
After leaving ZINASU he spent 1 year and 9 months with the Movement for Democratic Change working in the Office of the President carrying out various responsibilities including Co-ordinating the Broad Alliance and engaging regional ambassadors on the issues of Zimbabwe. Sibanda then left the country.