He's no Sisulu - here are 15 things we know about Fees Must Fall's Mcebo Dlamini

18 October 2016 - 14:45 By Julia Madibogo
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Mcebo Dlamini is known as one of the faces of Fees Must Fall protests but little is known about him.

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As he makes headlines due to his court case currently underway at the Johannesburg Magistrates court‚ here are 15 things we do know about Dlamini.

1: He was born in Swaziland.

2: He is 30 years old.

3: When he was 10 his family moved to Kwa-Mhlushwa township in Mpumalanga.

4: He is a father of two children‚ a one-year-old and a four-month-old.

5: He is a former Wits University SRC president.

6: He is a member of the ANC.

7: He has no previous convictions.

8: He has two degrees.

9: He is currently studying a postgrad LLB.

10: His mother works for Wits University.

11: He obtained a South Africa citizenship in 2014.

12: He applied to study at the University of Pretoria but never studied there.

13: He was raised by his aunt and moved in with his biological mother at a later stage.

14: In 2014 he admitted to lying about being a Sisulu.

15: In 2015, he claimed to love Adolf Hitler.

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