Zakhele Mbhele

Zakhele Mbhele

Country

South Africa

Birth - Death

1984 -

Occupation

Politics

Description

Member of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance party since 2014, being the first openly-gay black member of a national government in Africa. Former Media Liaison Officer for Western Cape Premier. Served as President of ACTIVATE, the University of Witwatersrand LGBT group, and later served on the board of Joburg Pride.

See Also

• Pride Event Management

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/05/21/harvey-milks-legacy/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ENJrfRLkPU
• http://www.outinperth.com/africas-first-openly-gay-black-mp/