Phindile Baleni

Phindile Baleni (née Nzimande; born 1966 or 1967) is a South African lawyer and civil servant who has been the director-general of the Presidency of South Africa since April 2021. She was formerly the director-general in the office of the Premier of Gauteng, David Makhura, from 2015 to 2021. Before that, she was the chief executive officer of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa from 2011 to 2015. Quotes “My focus is making sure that the rest of government integrates, co-ordinates and coheres in delivering on the mandate that the political principals are going to deliver on.” sundaytimes “Everybody thinks I am soft, tiny and a woman but these teeth bite.” sundaytimes “It hit deep, because if indeed a health worker ... gets infected because they didn't have PPE or had PPE of poor quality, that's not right.” sundaytimes “We will deal with them, one by one, step by step, and they will have to bear the consequences.” sundaytimes “National Orders are the highest awards that our country, through the President, bestows on our citizens and eminent foreign nationals…” IOL news External links Category:Women from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:African National Congress politicians Category:1966 births