Nkululeko Sibanda

Nkululeko Mkastos Sibanda
Morten Harket (right), Nkululeko Sibanda (middle) and Tinashe Chimedza receiving the International Students' Peace Prize In Norway, 2003
President of ZINASU
In office 09 December 2000 – 23 March 2003
Vice President	Itayi Zimunya
Preceded by	Hopewell Gumbo
Succeeded by	Philani Zamchiya
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Born	21 January 1979 Gweru Southern Rhodesia
Nationality	Zimbabwean

Nkululeko Mkastos Sibanda is a Zimbabwean politician. He was born in the Gweru, Zimbabwe in 1979 to a family descending from the Shangaan people.

Politics

Sibanda began challenging authority in high school and when he went to College he was elected a member of the Student Representative Council, rising through the ranks until he became president of the National Union of Students in Polytechnic and Technical Colleges (NUSPOTECH). In December 2000 he was elected President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU). He continuously challenged government of the privatisation of education and the lack of basic human rights in the country. He championed the calls for democratic change in the country.^[1][2]

He was a the Steering Committee Youth Representative of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, Board Member of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, youth committee member of the National Constitutional Assembly amongst other political roles in the country. In 2001 he travelled to South America to attend the Peoples Global Action summit where he meet autonomous groups such as the Zapastistas of Mexico amongst others, including Brazil’s Landless Peoples’ Movement.

Sibanda was expelled from the College, but his achievements include becoming the President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) becoming the only person to lead ZINASU without being a University student. During his term of office ZINASU won the International Student Peace Prize in Norway.^[3][4]

After leaving ZINASU he spent 1 year and 9 months with the Movement for Democratic Change working in the Office of the President carrying out various responsibilities including Co-ordinating the Broad Alliance and engaging regional ambassadors on the issues of Zimbabwe. He then left the country.

Education

• Higher National Deploma in Accountantancy, Bulawayo Polytechnic (expelled before completing)
• Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons) in Human and Social Studies with speciality in Public Policy, University of South Africa.
• Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons) in Social Policy, Sheffield Hallam University.
• Master of Arts Degree in Social Change, University of Leeds

References

1. ^ http://www.newzimbabwe.com/blog/?author=15
2. ^ http://zimpoliticalanalyst.net/promotions/default.html
3. ^ http://www.isfit.org/2007/peaceprize
4. ^ http://www.studentpeaceprize.org/about/page/show/15

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Name	Sibanda, Nkululeko
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Date of birth	21 January 1979
Place of birth	Gweru Southern Rhodesia
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