Sisi Ntombela

Sefora Hixsonia Ntombela best known as Sisi Ntombela is the 6th Premier of the Free State, since 27 March 2018.

Who is Sisi Ntombela?

Sefora Hixsonia Ntombela was born on the 16th April 1957 in Tweeling, Free State. She is one of six children. She was given the nickname of “Sisi” at a young age. She attended the Tweeling Combine School and matriculated from Kganyeng Secondary School. She went on to study at Bonamelo Training College and returned to the Tweeling Combine School as a teacher.

Sisi Ntombela husband and Sons

Sisi Ntombela is married to ANC Member of Parliament, Madala Louis David Ntombela. Sisi’s has two sons who are businessman, Duduza Ntombela, Sibusiso Ntombela.

Political career

Ntombela worked for the Department of Health as a family planner and youth consultant.

Later on, Ntombela officially became a member of the African National Congress and the Chairperson of the Tweeling African National Congress Women’s League branch. She soon became Regional Chairperson. Following the 1994 elections, Ntombela won the mayoral position of the Tweeling municipality and served in the position until her election to the Free State Provincial Legislature in 1999. She remained in the legislature until she was appointed a Member of the National Assembly in 2001. She returned to the Free State Provincial Legislature in 2004 and subsequently took office as Chairperson of both the Social Development and Health Portfolio Committees.

In May 2009, newly-elected Free State Premier Ace Magashule announced that Ntombela would take up the post of MEC for Social Development. Ntombela was elected Deputy President of the African National Congress Women’s League in August 2015.

Premier Magashule reshuffled his Executive Council in October 2016 and appointed Ntombela to the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements portfolio of the Executive Council.

In March 2018, Ntombela was selected by the African National Congress to succeed Ace Magashule as Premier of the Free State. She took office on 27 March 2018 and became the fourth female Premier of the province. She was elected Treasurer of the Free State ANC branch in May 2018.

Following the May 2019 elections, the African National Congress announced that it had retained Ntombela in her position as Premier of the Free State. She now serves a full term that commenced on 22 May 2019.