Ricardo Mthembu


Njabulo Ricardo Mthembu was a South African politician. He was a member of the African National Congress and a representative of the party in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2019 to 2020. Mthembu served on the legislature's Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Between 2011 and 2019, he served as the Executive Mayor of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality centred around the town of KwaDukuza.
He was also the ANC provincial spokesperson and a member of both the party's Provincial Executive Committee and the Provincial Working Committee.
Mthembu died from COVID-19 on 8 July 2020. He is survived by his wife, five daughters and a son.