Bulelani T Ngcuka (2 May 1954 - ) was the first national Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa, and is the husband of Deputy President of South Africa Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Deputy President of South Africa is appointed by the President of South Africa. ... Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (3 November 1955 –) is the current Deputy President of South Africa. ...

Early Life and Legal Career

Bulelani Ngcuka, one of five siblings, was born in Middledrift, Eastern Cape and schooled in the former Bantustan of Transkei. He obtained his B.Proc at the University of Fort Hare in 1977 and went to work for the Durban law firm of Griffiths Mxenge as an articled clerk in 1978. He finished his articles at GM Mxenge Law Firm in 1981, the same year Mxenge was assassinated by apartheid hit men. He spent eight months in solitary confinement in 1981 and was jailed for three years in 1982 for refusing to give evidence in the political trial of Patrick Maqubele and others. While in prison, he completed his LLB through University of South Africa (Unisa). The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. ... Map of the black homelands in South Africa as of 1986 Bantustan refers to any of the territories designated as tribal homelands for black South Africans and Namibians during the apartheid era. ... The poverty-stricken but beautiful Transkei — which roughly means the area beyond the Kei River — is situated in what is now part of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, bordered by the Umtavuma River in the north and the Great Kei River in the south, while the Indian Ocean... Fort Hare University is located on the Tyhume river in a South African town known as Alice in English or as eDikeni in the local isiXhosa language. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Central area of Durban Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (29°53′S 31°03′E). ... An articled clerk is an apprentice in a professional firm in the United Kingdom and former British dependencies. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Note: UniSA can also refer to the University of South Australia. ...

When Ngcuka was released in 1985 he left for Switzerland and worked at the equality of human rights branch of International Labour Organisation in Geneva for two years. It was here that he married Phumzile Mlambo and they now have a son, Luyolo. This article is about the year. ... For other meanings of the ILO abbreviation, see ILO (disambiguation). ... Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (French Lac Léman) flows into the Rhône River. ...

On his return to South Africa, Ngcuka joined N.J Yekiso & Associates Law Firm in Cape Town. He set up his own firm, Partner Ngcuka & Martana Law Firm in 1989, but became increasingly involved in politics. He also helped set up the National Association of Democratic Lawyers, an alternative legal association to the established, white law societies. From 1990 to 1994 he worked as a researcher at the Community Law Centre of the University of the Western Cape. City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The University of the Western Cape is a university located in the Belville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. ...

Political career

In 1987 Ngcuka became active in the United Democratic Front in the Western Cape and later became chairperson. He was again detained for organising the Nelson Mandela birthday in 1988. The same year he was elected onto the panel of the Independent Mediation Service of South Africa. Ngcuka was also member of the African National Congress (ANC)'s delegation to Codesa in 1991 and to the multi-party negotiations in Kempton Park from 1992-1993. Ngcuka was the leader of the ANC Preparatory Delegation to parliament from 1993 to 1994 and in February 1997 he was elected permanent Deputy Chair of the National Council of Provinces, and was largely responsible for implementing the provisions of the Constitution relating to the council. Between 1994 - 1996 Ngcuka became a senator, chief Whip of ANC in Senate and the chairperson of Joint committee on Human Rights Commission. He was also members of the following committees: Joint Committee on Public Protector, Steering Committee on Public Protector, Steering committee on implementation of the new constitution, Senate rules committee, Senate select committee on Justice and the Judicial Services Commission. On 16 July 1998, he was elected as the first National Director of Public Prosecutions (a sort of super attorney general) and by 1999 was an affiliate member International Association of Prosecutors 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Malawi political parties ... The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born July 18, 1918), was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, having previously been a prominent anti-apartheid activist there. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kempton Park is a town on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: South African politics | South Africa stubs ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

His wife, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, became the Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs in Thabo Mbeki’s cabinet, and later Deputy President of South Africa. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (3 November 1955 –) is the current Deputy President of South Africa. ... Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18, 1942) is the President of the Republic of South Africa. ... The Deputy President of South Africa is appointed by the President of South Africa. ...

Controversies

Prior to his appointment as the head of the the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa the opposition Democratic Party opposed him on the grounds that Ngcuka was already too involved in the ruling ANC to exercise judicial independence. Ngcuka created a very efficient prosecuting authority and a special investigations unit, popularly known as The Scorpions. He then without fear or favour began to investigate alleged corruption, notably including senior figures in his own party related to the controversial $5.35bn arms deal. The National Prosecuting Authority is a branch of the South African government which serves to institute and conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the state, including all incidental functions to such proceedings. ... The Democratic Party (DP) was the name of the South African political party now called the Democratic Alliance (DA). ... Directorate of Special Operations (Scorpions) Official DSO Seal The Directorate of Special Operations (DSO) is a multidisciplinary agency that investigates and prosecutes organized crime and corruption. ...

In October 2000 Ngcuka raided the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Associated Press this week to confiscate footage of former Hard Livings gang leader Rashaad Staggie who was beaten, shot and then set alight outside his home in Woodstock in August 1996. This article is about the year 2000. ... SABC logo The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the state owned broadcaster in South Africa, and was for many years the monopoly, controlled by the white minority National Party government. ... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ...

In January 2001 Ngcuka started investigating the Chief Whip of the ANC Tony Yengeni and Deputy President Jacob Zuma for abuse of power allegations. This concerned improper influence in the controversial arms deal, and the question of financial benefit as a result of such influence. Tony Yengeni was found guilty in March 2003 and sentenced to 4 years in jail for fraud. In August 2003 Ngcuka concluded his investigation against Jacob Zuma by stating that there was prima facie evidence of corruption, but insufficient to win the case in court. Some people in the opposition and legal profession complained that by saying this, he was acting as prosecutor and judge: if there is prima facie evidence, then the courts should decide on its sufficiency. This case brought him in direct confrontation with leading figures of the ANC. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, and current Deputy President of the African National Congress. ...

A Johannesburg newspaper City Press published a sensational report under the headline: "Was Ngcuka a spy?" on 7 September 2003. It emerged in the next few days that a senior political reporter of the rival Sunday Times, Ranjeni Munusamy, had passed the story on to City Press after her own paper declined to publish it. She was suspended by the Sunday Times, and then resigned. Schabir Shaik, former transport minister Mac Maharaj, and Vusi Mona, all facing investigation by Ngcuka, also started to made allegations that he was once an apartheid spy against the ANC. Their counter-allegations were that such investigations against them and Zuma were part of a conspiracy by former apartheid agents, still in government to undermine the ANC and leaders of the struggle. They accused him of spying against the ANC while working for the assassinated anti-apartheid spy Griffiths Mxenge. By the end of the month President Thabo Mbeki had to step in and appointed retired Judge Joos Hefer to investigate the allegations against Ngcuka. The (Hefer Commission of Inquiry) finds Ngcuka was "probably never" an apartheid spy. Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana launches probe into allegations by Zuma that Ngcuka abused his office. Ngcuka said at the Hefer commission that "nobody, however rich or powerful, is above the law". According to Minister Penuell Maduna the Hefer Commission of Inquiry cost a total of ZAR1.9m. The City Press is a sunday newspaper that is aimed at black readers and is the third biggest selling newspaper in South Africa. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ... Schabir Shaik Schabir Shaik is a South African businessman from Durban, who rose to prominence due to his close association with South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma. ...

By July 2003 the Ngcuka saga finally came to a head when Ngcuka asked the president Thabo Mbeki if he could be relieved of his position early. His departure defused some of the political mobilisation that supporters of Zuma have been able to achieve within the ANC. While not an accused, Zuma effectively went on political trial alongside his financial adviser Shabir Shaik when Shaik's corruption case began in October 2004.

Present

On 8th November, 2004 Ngcuka was appointed executive chairperson of black economic empowerment (BEE) company Amabubesi Investments, is to become actively involved in the private security industry. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ngcuka was voted 89th in the Top 100 Great South Africans (see List of South Africans) in 2004. This is a list of notable South Africans with Wikipedia articles. ...

Ngcuka's mother Nokhuselo died on 22nd September 2004 at Pretoria's Louis Pasteur Hospital. (Redirected from 22nd September) September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...

Honors and awards

• Master of Arts in International Relations - Webster University