Dali Mpofu

Dali Mpofu
Dali Mpofu in October 2019
National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters
In office
December 2014 – December 2019
PresidentJulius Malema
Succeeded byVeronica Mente
Personal details
Born
Daluxolo Christopher Mpofu

1962
Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Political party
Spouse
Mpumi Mpofu
(m. 2004)
RelationsSizwe Mpofu-Walsh (son)
Alma materWits University

Daluxolo Christopher Mpofu (born 1962) is a South African lawyer, politician, and former businessman who was the National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from 2014 to 2019. He served on the Judicial Service Commission from 2017 to 2022 and formerly served as chief executive officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation from 2005 to 2009.

Mpofu was admitted as an advocate of the High Court in 1993 and was awarded senior counsel status in 2014. He is known for taking on politically sensitive cases: among other clients, he has represented striking mineworkers at the Marikana Commission, Tom Moyane at the Zondo Commission, and Busisiwe Mkhwebane at the Section 194 Enquiry; since 2021, he has been lead counsel for former President Jacob Zuma in his corruption trial. Formerly a longstanding member of the African National Congress, Mpofu defected to the EFF in 2013.


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