Before that, she served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2009, including as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) from 1999 to 2009.
[1] Towards the end of the legislative term that followed, from 1998 to 1999, she served as the Majority Chief Whip in the provincial legislature.
[1] Pursuant to the 1999 general election, she was re-elected to her legislative seat and appointed to the Mpumalanga Executive Council by Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu, who named her as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Social Services, Population and Development.
[1] During that time, in March 2002, she was elected to a three-year term as Deputy Provincial Secretary of the ANC's Mpumalanga branch.
[3] She remained in that position until a reshuffle in May 2008, when she was replaced by Jabu Mahlangu and appointed as MEC for Education.