# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/m-j-mahlangu
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:42:43.067Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/m-j-mahlangu"
name: "M. J. Mahlangu"
slug: "m-j-mahlangu"
description: "Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu was a South African politician and diplomat. He was active in the Bantustan politics of Apartheid-era South Africa, serving as a parliamentarian in the former Lebowa homeland. He was a member of the African National Congress, and served as the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces from 2004 to 2014, and a member of the Pan-African Parliament."
tagline: "South African politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mninwa_Johannes_Mahlangu.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1952-10-08"
deathDate: "2025-08-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.78
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.403384
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Mahlangu"
    title: "M. J. Mahlangu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Mahlangu"
    title: "Johannes Mahlangu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Mahlangu"
    title: "M. J. Mahlangu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Mahlangu"
    title: "M. J. Mahlangu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Mahlangu"
    title: "M. J. Mahlangu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lg.wikipedia.org/wiki/MJ_Mahlangu"
    title: "MJ Mahlangu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%83%2C_%D0%9C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%99%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81"
    title: "Махлангу, Мнинва Йоханнес"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Mahlangu"
    title: "M. J. Mahlangu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6712685"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump