David Ndlovu
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| Known for | Being a Zanu-PF politician |
David Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean politician and member Zanu-PF. He served as Bulawayo's acting mayor and councillor for Ward 20.
See Zimbabwe By-elections (March 2022).
Background
In March 2005, David Ndlovu was barred from contesting the council elections after a nomination court ruled he was not a Zimbabwean citizen by law. Willard Sayenda who presided over the nomination court said Ndlovu was not a Zimbabwean citizen because his parents were born in Malawi and therefore could not contest the elections. This was because of the amended Citizenship Act. [1]
Service/Career
Politics
Ndlovu was a councillor for Ward 20 and was acting mayor of Bulawayo for three years before the election of Japhet Ndabeni Ncube in 2001. [1]
In the 2013 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Nkulumane returned to Parliament:
- Thamsanqa Mahlangu of MDC–T with 7 045 votes or 62.03 percent,
- David Ndlovu of Zanu PF with 2 494 votes or 21.96 percent,
- Matshobana Ncube of MDC–N with 1 404 votes or 12.46 percent,
- 3 others with 415 votes or 3.65 percent.
Total 11 358 votes
In 2013, David Ndlovu was elected into the Zanu-PF Bulawayo province executive. [2] Ahead of the 2013 elections, Ndlovu won the Zanu-PF primary elections to represent the party as a candidate in Nkulumane Constituency.[3]
In 2015, Ndlovu was beaten by Killian Sibanda by just four votes in the Zanu-PF primary elections to select a candidate for the Nkulumane Constituency by-elections. Killian Sibanda polled 297 votes against David Ndlovu who polled 293.[4]
In the 2022 By-Elections, (see Zimbabwe By-elections (March_2022)) Nkulumane returned to Parliament:
- Kucaca Phulu of Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) with 2 760 votes,
- David Ndlovu of Zanu-PF with 1 900 votes,
- Gideon Mangena of MDC Alliance with 150 votes,
- Lovejoy Gregory Ncube of RPZ with 45 votes,
- Dumisani Tokwido of DOP with 18 votes.
2023 Nomination Court
ZEC has released results from the 21 June 2023 nomination court for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. [5]
| Zanu PF | CCC |
|---|---|
| Molly Mpofu | Hellen Zivira |
| Tshinga Dube | Gideon Shoko |
| Esnart Moyo | Siphiwe Ncube |
| Elfas Mashaba | Felix Magalela Mafa |
| Annah Moyo | Rita Ndlovu |
| David Ndlovu | Swithern Chiroodza |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loughty Dube, Zanu PF caught in own legal tangle, The Zimbabwe Independent, Published: March 18, 2005, Retrieved: March 15, 2022
- ↑ Ndlovu new Zanu-PF Bulawayo province chief, The Herald, Published: April 16, 2013, Retrieved: March 15, 2022
- ↑ Thrills, spills in primaries, The Herald, Published: June 26, 2013, Retrieved: March 15, 2022
- ↑ Controversy marks Zanu PF election, Zimbabwe Situation, Published: November 10, 2015, Retrieved: March 15, 2022
- ↑ ZEC releases Bulawayo Nomination Court results, Chronicle, Published: 22 June 2023, Retrieved: 22 June 2023
