Vusi Herbert Nhlapo (born 20 September 1956) is a South African politician and former trade unionist.
[1] In 1984, he joined a laboratory at the zoology department of Witwatersrand University, where he worked for the next decade as a technician.
[1] In 1986, Nhlapo joined the General and Allied Workers' Union (GAWU) on the Wits campus.
[2] Nhlapo also served as Cosatu's chief negotiator in discussions with government on the restructuring of state assets.
[7] After Nathi Nhleko resigned from his seat in the National Assembly, Nhlapo was sworn in to replace him on 24 July 2006.