Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-zuma of South Africa

Life's WorkNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is "probably the most powerful woman in South African politics," wrote Mail and Guardian, one of South Africas leading newspapers, in June of 1999 just after her appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

South Africa's second satellite is scheduled to be launched in March next year, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Tuesday.

SADC will render the assistance and support needed in Zimbabwe, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in Johannesburg on Thursday.

The people of Zimbabwe need to remove themselves from their current crisis situation, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Tuesday.

Speaking of merging the personal and the political, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has officially thrown her support behind Thabo Mbeki, accepting a nomination for ANC Deputy President rather than take the chairmanship on her ex-husbands campaign.

During the same year Dlamini-Zuma fled into exile; she completed her medical studies at the University of Bristol in 1978.

During the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) negotiations in 1992, Dlamini-Zuma was part of the Gender Advisory Committee.

In June 1999, Dlamini-Zuma was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Thabo Mbeki.

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has subsequently divorced from Jacob Zuma.

Dlamini-Zuma has been awarded honorary Doctor of Law degrees by both the University of Natal (1995) and the University of Bristol (1996.

Dlamini-Zuma has been nominated for the party's deputy presidency by four provinces aligned to President Thabo Mbeki, while the five provinces backing her ex-husband ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma prefer her as the national chairperson.

Reports that Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has entered the African National Congress (ANC) succession debate are devoid of truth, her spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said on Friday.

The suggestion that Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has now entered the current succession debate as reported in the media today is both erroneous and misleading," Mamoepa said in statement.

Accordingly, Minister Dlamini-Zuma has not entered into the current fray about succession within the ANC, as suggested by the media articles today," Mamoepa said.

Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town, Thursday, 9 February 2006.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has criticised Cosatu Secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi for alleging that those who want 50-50 representation of women in the ANC are legendary womanisers.

VideoCaption = "Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma attacks Vavi Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has criticised Cosatu Secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi for alleging that those who want 50-50 representation of women in the ANC are legendary womanisers.

Dlamini-Zuma said it was an insult to men and women around the world.

Dlamini-Zuma is a paediatrician who terminated a flourishing medical career to devote her life entirely to the anti-apartheid struggle.

A former South African minister of health, Dlamini-Zuma is no stranger to the world of international diplomacy, but at heart she is still active in the medical sphere.

JUST after Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma was appointed foreign minister in 1999, she was described as probably the most powerful woman in South African politics.

Eight years later, Dlamini-Zuma is being touted as one of the most likely contenders should the ANC decide to go the middle road and elect a consensus candidate for its presidency, rather then letting President Thabo Mbeki and his ANC deputy, Jacob Zuma, slug it out to the bitter end.

A former ANC Womens League president and South Africas first post-apartheid minister of health, Dlamini-Zuma was married to Jacob Zuma from 1982 until their divorce in 1997.

A key figure in both the ANCs exile structures and its above-ground machinery back home, Dlamini-Zuma comes with a reputation as an extremely hard worker with a no-nonsense attitude and a sometimes abrasive management style.

In her government roles, Dlamini-Zuma is credited as the author of South Africas comprehensive and effective anti-smoking laws; the rapid introduction of free hospital care for children under six in 1995 and the countrys strong position in the international arena through its progressive foreign policy.

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was born on 27 January 1949.

In 1992, during the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), Dlamini-Zuma was part of the Gender Advisory Committee and in 1994, during the era of former State President Nelson Mandela, she was appointed as the Minister of Health.

Dlamini-Zuma is one of the few ANC women occupying senior positions in government and in Cabinet.

Dlamini-Zuma was married to the Deputy President Jacob Zuma.

Dlamini-Zuma remains a long shot but far from implausible, analysts say.

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Dlamini-Zuma says South Africa will act according to its laws, which prohibit the illegal blocking of borders.

Johannesburg - Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has declined a nomination as ANC chairperson but has accepted a nomination for deputy president, according to the partys consolidated list of nominations released on Thursday.

South African Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said she would not refuse a nomination to head the ruling African National Congress, which is due to choose a new leader next month.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said she would not refuse a nomination to head the ruling African National Congress, which is due to choose a new leader next month.

This has created a favourable atmosphere for women, and for the prize, Dlamini-Zuma is the forerunner.

Most importantly, it would serve the ANC well since Dlamini-Zuma is reputed to be a unifier, which is what the organisation needs.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma met the United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice on Sunday for bilateral discussions.

Addressing a function in South Africa, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma praised the Mahatma's non violent discipline and observed how different Gandhi was as compared to Hitler.

Western countries’ obsession with Zimbabwe and its land reform programme smacks of racism, South African Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said yesterday.

Speaking at a media briefing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) port city of Dubai, Dr Dlamini-Zuma said Africa’s economic upliftment should not be jeopardised by the perceived problems in Zimbabwe.

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has effectively rejected her ex-husband Jacob Zumas offer that she serves as national chairperson under him.