OBED MLABA

ANC METRO MAYOR CANDIDATE - DURBAN

OBED MLABA, the ANC candidate for Durban Metropolitan Council Mayor, has throughout his life played an important role in the political, economic and cultural life of Durban.

He was born in 1943 in Ntambamhlope near Estcourt. He has an MBA in Strategic Marketing Management from the International Management Centre, Buckingham, United Kingdom.

He has substantial work experience in social work and human resources, while at Huletts; industrial relations, at Grindrod; and business development, at South African Breweries and Eskom. He came to local government in 1994, and was appointed Chair of the Executive Committee of the Durban Metropolitan Council 1995/96.

He was elected Metropolitan Mayor in July 1996. He has completed two terms of office with distinction, and is currently serving hi third term.

In the course of his duties, Mlaba has travelled extensivelly across the globe marketing Metropolitan Durban to would-be investors and tourists.