What is Zola Skweyiya?
[[File:Zola Skweyiya.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Skweyiya in 2013]] '''Zola Sidney Themba Skweyiya''' (14 April 1942 – 11 April 2018) was a [[South Africa]]n politician. He was born in [[Simon's Town]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]. He worked in the cabinets of [[President of South Africa|Presidents]] [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[Jacob Zuma]]. Skweyiya was [[Minister of Public Service and Administration (South Africa)|Minister of Public Service and Administration]] from 1994 to 1999 and [[Minister of Social Development (South Africa)|Minister of Social Development]] from 1999 to 2009. Skweyiya was re-elected to the [[National Executive Committee (African National Congress)|National Executive Committee]] of the [[African National Congress]] in 2007. Skweyiya died at a [[Pretoria]] hospital on 11 April 2018 at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ewn.co.za/2018/04/11/anc-veteran-zola-skweyiya-dies-at-75|title=ANC Veteran Zola Skweyiya Dies at 75|publisher=EWN|date=11 April 2018|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213121944/http://www.anc.org.za/people/skweyiya_z.html Profile at anc.org.za] {{DEFAULTSORT:Skweyiya, Zola}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Ambassadors]] [[Category:South African politicians]] [[Category:South African diplomats]] {{bio-stub}}