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About

About:

H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma is an undisputable trailblazer in the upliftment and empowerment of women across the African continent. Her career as a struggle activist and politician is testimony to her indestructible and courageous spirit. She was born on 27 January 1949 in KwaZulu-Natal, a time when black women’s career expectations did not go beyond domestic work. She, however, was not to be limited.

She completed her high school studies at Amanzimtoti Training College in 1967. After a four-year gap, she started her studies in Zoology and Botany at the University of Zululand in 1971. She obtained her BSc degree and started her medical studies at the University of Natal, where her involvement with the struggle began.

Dr Dlamini Zuma became an active underground member of the ANC. She was also a member of the South African Students Organisation and was elected as its deputy president in 1976. During the same year, she fled into exile, completing medical studies at the University of Bristol in the UK in 1978. After the 1994 elections, Dr Dlamini Zuma was appointed as Minister of Health in the cabinet of then President Nelson Mandela.

During her tenure, she de-segregated the health system and championed the radical health reforms which introduced access to free basic healthcare. In 1999, then President Thabo Mbeki appointed Dr Dlamini Zuma as Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this role, she actively championed South Africa’s foreign policy which centered on the promotion of human rights, stability, peace, collective development and advancement of this continent. It was during her tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs that peace and stability was achieved in Burundi and the DRC for example, and it was during her time that the African Union was launched in 2002.

In 2009, she was appointed Minister of Home Affairs and brought about radical change in the department, which subsequently achieved a clean audit for the first time in many years in 2011. In July 2012, H.E Dr Dlamini Zuma was elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission by the Heads of State in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is the first woman to lead the continental organization, including its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity.

This was a major achievement in the sense that for the first time since the formation of the Organisation for African Unity, which became the African Union, a woman and indeed a candidate of the southern region was successfully elected to this high post.

Her Excellency Dr Dlamini Zuma is doing exceptional life’s work to the cause of freedom for the people of South Africa and the development and consolidation of our democracy in the quest to create a better life for all Africans.

Activities

L’UA appelle au calme et à la poursuite du dialogue et des négociations au Mali

July 21, 2020

Addis Abeba, le 21 juillet 2020.

December 19, 2016

Agenda 2063 requires a pool of educated and talented young people

November 03, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY

October 14, 2016

LOME SUMMIT- TOGO
’’SIDE EVENT ON AFRICAN MARITIME INTERESTS”

October 11, 2016 to October 15, 2016

Lomé, Togo, 15 October 2016: African Heads of State and Government have adopted and signed the African Charter on Mar

September 28, 2016

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 September 2016 – A ground breaking ceremony was held today for th

September 28, 2016

Addis Ababa, 28th September 2016 – African Union Commission (AUC) today 28th September 2

Johannesburg, South Africa- 8 August 2016: Chairperson of the African Union (AU)

November 27, 2024 to August 08, 2016

Message of H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Chairperson of the African Union Comm

November 27, 2024 to May 25, 2016

Statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, HE Dr. Nkosazana D

November 27, 2024 to April 02, 2016

African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson H.E Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma messag

November 27, 2024 to November 30, 2015

Message from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission: Celebration of the

November 27, 2024 to November 01, 2015

President Park Geun-hye was received by H.E Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairper

Chairperson

The Chairperson of the Commission is the Chief Executive Officer, legal representative of the AU and the Commission’s Accounting Officer (Commission Statutes, article 7). The Chairperson is directly responsible to the Executive Council for the discharge of her duties. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, South Africa (elected by the AU Assembly in July 2012 for a four-year term). Article 8 of the Commission Statutes outlines the Chairperson’s functions...

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Biography of H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma

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Bureau of the Chairperson

Headed and managed by the Chief of Staff, the Bureau supports the Chairperson in the execution of her responsibilities. Key functions include: ensuring coordination and liaison among directorates and departments directly and indirectly under the Chairperson’s supervision; providing advisory services to the Chairperson; and managing tasks, correspondence and statements by the Chairperson. In addition to the Cabinet and advisers, the Bureau is composed of office, unit, directorate, committee and division heads.
Chief of Staff: Jennifer Susan Chiriga, Zimbabwe

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AU Handbook

This Handbook is published by the African Union (AU) Commission in partnership with the New Zealand Government, publisher of the annual United Nations Handbook for more than 50 years. Modelled on the United Nations Handbook, it is intended as a ready reference guide for people working in all parts of the AU system

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