On 12 May 1952 Shepherd Mdladlana was born in Keiskammahoek in the Eastern Cape. He has been South African Minister of Labour since 1998 and is a member of the Communist Party.
References
• www.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1045 - Biography
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www.southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/profiles/mdladlana.htm - Chronological biography of Shepherd Mdladlana
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www.labour.gov.za/docs/legislation/eea/sp1123-99.html - Speech by Mdladlana as Labour Minister, on the Employment Equity Act, Pretoria, 23 November 1999
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www.labour.gov.za/docs/sp/1999/sp0303.html - Speech by Mdladlana as Labour Minister, on the introduction of the Skills Development Levies Bill, National Assembly, 3 March 1999