Meet Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams- SA’s Youngest Deputy Minister

She attended several schools in and around Mthatha, but could not proceed with her studies after matric because her family could not afford to send her to university.

She had to get a job to contribute to her family income, and to get her to study further.

In 2011,  when she was 34, Stella  became the youngest Deputy Minister in President Jacob Zuma’s executive.  She served the ANC Youth League in a region in Mthatha. This was followed by a position on the provincial executive committee until she was elected to the national leadership team in 2008.

Ndabeni-Abrahams is one of the most dominant voices in South African politics. Those who know her will tell you that Ndabeni-Abrahams is not shy to put her views across, even it means not seeing eye-to-eye with her colleagues at times.

Stella Ndabendi is the South African Deputy Minister of Communications and also a Member of Parliament.