Florence Radzilani | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Social Development | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2024 | |
| Premier | Phophi Ramathuba |
| Preceded by | Nandi Ndalane |
| Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Transport and Community Safety | |
| In office 11 October 2022 – 14 June 2024 | |
| Premier | Stanley Mathabatha |
| Preceded by | Polly Boshielo |
| Succeeded by | Violet Mathye |
| Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Safety, Security and Liaison | |
| In office 15 March 2012 – 19 July 2013 | |
| Premier | Cassel Mathale |
| Preceded by | George Phadagi |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Mashamba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fulufhelo Florence Dzombere April 21, 1971 Ha-Masakona, Transvaal South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Stanley Radzilani |
| Alma mater | University of Venda University of Limpopo |
Fulufhelo Florence Radzilani (née Dzhombere; born 21 April 1971) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Social Development in Limpopo Province. She has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2019. She was formerly the executive mayor of Vhembe District Municipality.
Radzilani served two terms as Vhembe mayor, from 2011 to 2012 and from 2016 to 2018. In the interim she was a member of the provincial legislature between 2012 and 2014 and MEC for Safety, Security and Liaison between 2012 and 2013. Her second mayoral term ended in December 2018, when she resigned after being implicated in the corruption scandal at VBS Mutual Bank.
After the VBS scandal, Radzilani returned to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. Premier Stan Mathabatha appointed her as MEC for Transport and Community Safety in October 2022, and Premier Phophi Ramathuba moved her to her current position in June 2024.
She has been a member of the ANC Provincial Executive Committee in Limpopo since 2011, and in June 2018 she was elected Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the ANC in Limpopo. Although the VBS scandal led her to "step aside" from this position between December 2018 and September 2020, she was re-elected to a second four-year term in the party office in June 2022.