Redigerer Ricardo Mthembu (avsnitt)

==Biografi==
Han var medlem av partiet [[African National Congress]] (ANC). Mellom 2011 og 2019 var han ''Executive Mayor'' for [[KwaDukuza Local Municipality]]. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Matiwane |first1=Zimasa |title=ANC KZN loses provincial spokesperson to Covid-19 |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2020-07-08-anc-kzn-loses-provincial-spokesman-to-covid-19/ |accessdate=10. juli 2020 |newspaper=TimesLIVE |date=8. juli 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Kaveel |title=ANC KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson dies after Covid-19 battle |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/anc-kwazulu-natal-spokesperson-dies-after-covid-19-battle-20200708 |accessdate=10. juli 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=8. juli 2020}}</ref> 

Han var også ANCs provinstalsmann og medlem i både partiets ''Provincial Executive Committee'' og ''Provincial Working Committee''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fourie |first1=Penny |title=KwaDukuza mayor steps up to the provincial legislature |url=https://northcoastcourier.co.za/131328/kwadukuza-mayor-steps-provincial-legislature/ |accessdate=10. juli 2020|newspaper=northcoastcourier.co.za |date=20. mai 2019}}</ref>

Han var representant for sitt parti i [[KwaZulu-Natal Legislature]] fra 2019 til 2020. Der satt Mthembu i komiteen for ''Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs''.

Ricardo Mthembu, som var gift og hadde to barn,  døde av [[covid-19]] den 8. juli 2020, 50 år gammel.<ref>{{cite news |title=KZN ANC spokesperson dies of COVID-19 |url=https://www.enca.com/news/anc-kzn-spokesperson-dies-covid-19 |accessdate=10. juli 2020 |newspaper=eNCA |date=8. juli 2020 |location=Durban |archivedate=2020-07-08 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708220842/https://www.enca.com/news/anc-kzn-spokesperson-dies-covid-19 |url-status=yes }}</ref>