Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, deputy president of South Africa and wife of former public prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka, was born in Claremont, Durban. She was appointed as deputy president by President Thabo Mbeki in a gender-friendly move on 22 June 2005 after his dismissal of Jacob Zuma on that date.

Sources:

Books:

Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.

Links:

http://www.info.gov.za/leaders/deppres/index.html

http://www.news24.co.za

http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/pdf/profile_50.pdf