mkiva , Zolani
mkiva

Zolani
mkiva
- Joint Committee on Constitutional Review
- Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts & Culture (STC)
- Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (STC)
- Portfolio Committee on Health (STC)
- Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
- Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
- Select Committee on Appropriations (NCOP)
- Select Committee on Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements (NCOP)
- Select Committee on Finance (NCOP)
- Select Committee on Petitions & Executive Undertakings (NCOP)
- Select Committee on Security & Justice (NCOP)
- Select Committee on Health and Social Services (NCOP)
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Parliamentary Career
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Past:
Political Career:
Current:
Past:
News Correspondent, SABC, 1992 - 1994
Public Relations Officer, MMP, 1994 - 1996
Communication Specialist, TRANSNET, 1996 – 2001
Director of Corporate Affairs, The CONCEPT GROUP, 2001 - 2003
Head of Presidency, CONTRALESA, 2004 – 2008
Advisor to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 2008 – 2010
Director-General, Institute of African Royalty, 2011-2016
Interim Chief Executive Officer, PACOFS, 2017
General-Secretary, CONTRALESA, 2017
Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Arts Council
Produced 12 international albums
Published a collection of Railway Poetry
Contributed to a series of Anthologies of Poetry
Directed a documentary that won an Award in New York
Die Woche Research award in Germany
All Africa Kora Award – Best Traditional Artist in Africa
Best National Poet – Arts and Culture (RSA)
International Championship of Lyrists – England
The Sharq Toranolari Award – Uzbekistan
Lifetime Achievement Award – SATMA
National Order, Ikhamanga in Gold – President of the Republic
Chairman of National Delphic Council of South Africa – 2004
Board Member, National Heritage Council (NHC), 2008 –
Trustee, Contralesa Development Trust, 2014 –
Board Member, Bloem Water Board, 2014 –
Chairman of the Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council (ECPACC), 2015 -
Board Member, National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF), 2015 – to date
Board member, National Arts Council (NAC), 2016 – to date
Board Member of the International Delphic Committee, 2008 -
Chairman of the African Heritage Arts & Culture Union, 2009 -
Vice President, Black Sea Caspian Sea International Fund, 2015
Secretary-General, Serbia Africa Investment Forum, 2017-
Education:
BA Social Sciences (University of the Western Cape)
Senior Degree (Honours in Development Studies – UWC)
Training in Community & Conflict resolution (Centre for Conflict Resolutions – University of Cape Town)
Arts and Culture Administration (Community Arts Projects – Cape Town)
Media and Research Training (Die Woche – Germany)
Executive Course for Finance Managers (UCT Business School)
Personal Interests/Awards/Membership:
Officiated at the World Debating Championships (Stellenbosch)
Officiated Africa Day Forum at the World Bank (Washington)
Presented African Union Special Summit (Tripoli)
Presented at Hopkins Summer School (Ireland)
Officiated at World Summit on Sustainable Development (RSA)
Guest lecturer at the National University of Turkey (Ankara)
Guest Lecturer at the World University of languages (Uzbekistan)
Featured at the International Poetry Festival in Rotterdam
Featured at the Medellin Poetry International in Colombia
Performed at the Cultural Festival in Tanzania
Special guest at Fin De Siecle in France
Guest Speaker of the Heart to Heart foundation in Oklahoma
Delivered a speech at the College of Chiefs in Lesotho
Guest Lecturer at Universities in Palestine
Participated at the World Council of Churches in Zimbabwe
Officiated at Opening Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Management & Leadership
Administration of Resources
Event Management
Concept Developing
Publisher, Writer and Columnist
Producer and Director for Poetry, Music and Filming
Editor, Examiner and Moderator
Composer & Adjudicator
Guest Lecturer and Social Commentator