Mntomuhle Khawula

Mntomuhle Khawula (born 28 April 1962) is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal. A member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), he is Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts, and Culture in KwaZulu-Natal.

Life and career Khawula was born on 28 April 1962. He was formerly the national leader of the IFP Youth Brigade and the mayor of Ugu District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

After that, he was elected to represent the IFP in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature for two consecutive terms, gaining election in April 2009 and May 2014. For part of that period, he served as the IFP's provincial chairperson in KwaZulu-Natal.

During the Fifth Parliament between May 2014 and May 2019, Khawula left the province to serve in the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa. He was the IFP's only representative in the upper house during that parliamentary term. He was re-elected, ranked eighth on the IFP's provincial party list, Khawula said that he would aim to improve on the work of national ministers of sports, arts, and culture like Fikile Mbalula and Nathi Mthethwa, who he said had treated the portfolio as "a Cinderella department where most things are not taken as seriously as they should".