Dali Mpofu
2010 Advocate Dali Mpofu | |
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Dali Mpofu in 2023 | |
| National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters | |
| In office December 2014 – December 2019 | |
| President | Julius Malema |
| Succeeded by | Veronica Mente |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daluxolo Christopher Mpofu 17 January 1962 East London, South African |
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| Spouse | Mpumi Mpofu (marriage 2004) |
| Relations | Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh (son) |
| Alma mater | Wits University |
Daluxolo Christopher Mpofu (Dali Mpofu), (born 17 January 1962) is a South African lawyer, politician, and former businessman who was the National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from 2014 to 2019. He served on the Judicial Service Commission from 2017 to 2022 and formerly served as chief executive officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation from 2005 to 2009.
Mpofu was admitted as an advocate of the High Court in 1993 and was awarded senior counsel status in 2014. He is known for taking on politically sensitive cases: among other clients, he has represented striking mineworkers at the Marikana Commission, Tom Moyane at the Zondo Commission, and Busisiwe Mkhwebane at the Section 194 Enquiry; since 2021, he has been lead counsel for former President Jacob Zuma in his corruption trial. Formerly a longstanding member of the African National Congress, Mpofu defected to the EFF in 2013.