Arthur Thamsanqa Ntuli – MBALI International Conference 2025

MBALI 2025 Keynote Speaker

The Honourable Premier, Arthur Thamsanqa Ntuli hails from Vumanhlamvu, a deep rural village of Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal. He completed his high school education at Nkandla Secondary School and thereafter worked as a security guard in Ulundi.He then completed a Diploma in Education at Rand Afrikaans University.

He thereafter completed his Advanced Diploma in Education at the University of KZN and Bachelor of Education Honors in Law Management at the University of Pretoria. He was a teacher and principal for over 20 years before pursuing his career in Local Government.

In Local Government, he served as a PR Councillor and as a Ward Councillor from 2010-2024. During his time as a Councillor, he served as the Mayor of Nkandla Local Municipality from 2012 to 2021. He also served as District level, served as Mayor of King Cetshwayo District Municipality from 2021 to 2024.Post the November 2021 Local Government elections, Thamsanqa Ntuli was elected to lead the South African Local Government Association in KwaZulu-Natal SALGA KZN). In 2024, post the Provincial and National Elections, he was elected as a Member of the Provincial Legislature in KwaZulu-Natal. He subsequently was elected to the position of Premier of KwaZulu-Natal on 14 July 2024.

Politics: Honourable Premier, Arthur Thamsanqa Ntuli has served in many structures in the Inkatha Freedom Party. From a constituency level, he rose to become the secretary of the IFP King Cetshwayo District, before becoming the Chairperson of the District. He is currently the KZN Provincial Chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party. He is also a member of the National Council and is a National Executive Committee Member. He is also the Chairperson of the Daily Management Committee. Vision: Honourable Premier, Arthur Thamsanqa Ntuli is well known for his tireless commitment to development and his pragmatic approach to governance which has led to organisations under his watch achieving consistently clean audits, especially in his oversight role of SALGA KZN and the District of King Cetshwayo. His vision is best articulated by his words at his first State of the Province Address in 2024 when he said, “Government must work with traditional leaders and civil society because we have a shared vision for a safe, crime-free, and prosperous province”.