Makhosazana Mdlalose

Makhosazana Mpho Mdlalose (born 11 March 1957) is a South African politician who has served in the National Assembly and KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, variously representing the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco), and the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Early life and career Mdlalose was born on 11 March 1957. She is the eldest daughter of Frank Mdlalose, the first Premier of KwaZulu-Natal. She joined the IFP in her youth and represented the party in the Newcastle Local Council from 1996 to 2000. By 2003, she was an assistant school principal in Newcastle and the chairman of a local party branch. She subsequently served on Nadeco's national executive committee.

Ahead of the 2009 general election, Mdlalose left Nadeco to join the DA, and in the election she was elected to a DA seat in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature.