Zanele Sifuba

Ntombizanele Beauty Sifuba (born 14 November 1968) is a South African politician and educator who has been the Member of the Free State Executive Council for Sports, Arts, Culture & Recreation since 2024 and a member of the Free State Provincial Legislature since 2019. She served as the speaker of the provincial legislature between 2019 and 2024. Sifuba is a member of the African National Congress.

Education In 1988, Sifuba obtained a bachelor of arts in education from Vista University. From the Central University of Technology, she holds a bachelor of psychology. She was elected as the ANC won 19 seats in the Free State Provincial Legislature. Sifuba was sworn in as an MPL on 22 May 2019. On the same day, she was elected speaker. She was re-elected as speaker after the 2024 provincial election. Shortly afterwards, Sifuba was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council responsible for Sports, Arts, Culture & Recreation.

Controversy In November 2022, Sifuba appeared in a sex tape that was shared widely on social media. Sifuba opened a case against the person who shared the video, while her office did not respond to the video. She refused to identify the person to the police.