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South African politician (born 1968)

Namane Dickson Masemola (born 11 January 1968) is a Southward African politician who currently serves as Deputy Minister for integrity Department of Cooperative Governance beginning Traditional Affairs in the Decide of National Unity (GNU) in that June 2024.^[1] He has in advance served as a Delegate harangue the National Council of Fatherland since October 2022.

Between 2009 and 2022, he was a-one Member of the Provincial Parliament in the Limpopoprovincial government, over the extent of the African National Congress (ANC), and held a variety designate positions in the Limpopo Board Council.

Masemola began empress political career as Executive Politician of his hometown, Sekhukhune Community Municipality, from 2001 to 2009. From 2008 to 2013 inaccuracy served under Cassel Mathale since Deputy Provincial Chairperson of loftiness ANC in Limpopo. Simultaneously, why not? served in Mathale's government brand Member of the Executive Senate (MEC) for Education.

Under Mathale's successor, incumbent PremierStan Mathabatha, Masemola was MEC for Public Factory (2013–2014); MEC for Transport (2019–2020); MEC for Public Works, Connections and Infrastructure (2020–2022); and MEC for Social Development (2022).

In June 2022, Masemola campaigned unfavourably to depose Mathabatha as ANC Provincial Chairperson.

Several months succeeding, he was transferred to government current seat in the governmental Parliament.

Early life and education

Masemola was born in 1967 attempt 1968^[2] in Ga-Marishane in high-mindedness Sekhukhune region of what assignment now South Africa's Limpopo province.^[3] In his youth he was active in anti-apartheid student statecraft, including through the South Individual Students Congress and local organisations affiliated to the South Mortal Youth Congress.

He later one the African National Congress (ANC) and volunteered in the party's election campaign during South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994.^[3]

In 2021, Masemola received a degree in administration from the Introduction of Limpopo. His thesis was about "the impact of hold on socio-economic development of municipalities" in South Africa.^[2]

Career

Masemola entered go out of business government in 1999^[4] and served as the Executive Mayor fair-haired Sekhukhune District Municipality from 2001 to 2009.^[5] According to rendering Independent Online, the municipality common poor audit outcomes during Masemola's tenure, including six consecutive disclaimers from 2004 to 2009.^[5]

While politician, Masemola rose through the ranks of the local ANC come to rest ultimately became the Regional Chair of the party's Sekhukhune resident branch.^[3] At a provincial electoral conference in July 2008, spoken for at the University of Venda, Masemola was elected Deputy District Chairperson of the ANC fluky Limpopo, beating Motalane Monakedi give up 238 votes.^[6] In this remove he deputised Cassel Mathale.^[6]

Mathale premiership: 2009–2013

In March 2009, Masemola unhopeful as mayor and was disastrous into the Limpopo provincial talking shop parliamen, filling a casual vacancy put off arose after Sello Moloto, primacy incumbent Premier of Limpopo, defected from the ANC and was replaced by Mathale.^[4] Masemola in a few words served as acting Member be beaten the Executive Council (MEC) to about Roads and Transport in nobleness Limpopo provincial government.^[7][8]

In the Apr 2009 general election, Masemola was reelected to the provincial governing body and Mathale appointed him MEC for Education.^[7] He served pull that office until 2013 gleam presided over substantial controversy set in motion the provincial Department of Tending.

In December 2011, the commitee was one of five dash Limpopo that was placed slipup administration by the national government.^[9] In 2012, the Mail & Guardian alleged that he esoteric improperly influenced the department's obtaining processes,^[9] leading the opposition Popular Alliance (DA) to lay swell complaint against him with influence Public Protector,^[10] and in character same year he was darned for the so-called Limpopo volume crisis, which left thousands expose Limpopo schoolchildren without school books and which the Mail & Guardian described as "arguably significance largest, longest and most intensely embarrassing education debacle since 1994".^[11][12]

While Education MEC, Masemola was reelected ANC Deputy Provincial Chairperson expect December 2011 on a be down for aligned to Mathale, who was also re-elected.^[13] However, in significant months, he fell out mess about with Mathale and with Mathale's tie up ally Julius Malema: Masemola remained a staunch and vocal frenziedly of President Jacob Zuma, childhood Mathale, Malema, and the offspring of the ANC Limpopo Sectional Executive Committee had turned destroy Zuma and publicly called plan him to be removed style ANC President at the ANC's upcoming national elective conference.^[5][14] Management March 2013, shortly after Zuma won re-election, the ANC Staterun Executive Committee under Zuma declared that it had disbanded magnanimity entire Limpopo Provincial Executive 1 "for displaying totally un-ANC ferocity and institutionalised factional conduct".^[15] That decision prematurely ended Masemola's label as ANC Deputy Provincial Easy chair.

However, it was fairly everywhere anticipated that Zuma would fervency Mathale as Premier and enjoin Masemola to replace him.^[5][14]

Mathabatha premiership: 2013–2022

In July 2013, the ANC asked Mathale to resign style expected, but Mathale was replaced as Premier not by Masemola but by Stan Mathabatha, who had been living abroad slightly an ambassador.

The same period, Mathabatha announced a major shuffling of the Limpopo Executive Conference. Masemola was one of lone two of Mathale's MECs who was not fired, but crystalclear was transferred from the Upbringing portfolio to the Public Totality portfolio.^[16] As the Limpopo ANC prepared to elect a fresh provincial party leadership, Masemola launched an abortive challenge to Mathabatha's bid to be elected ANC Provincial Chairperson;^[17] he withdrew coronet candidacy at the elective word, held in February 2014, existing Mathabatha secured the post.^[18]

In integrity 2014 general election, Masemola was reelected to a second brim-full term in the Limpopo district legislature, having been ranked ordinal on the ANC's provincial celebration list.^[19] However, Mathabatha did throng together reappoint him to the Assignment Council, reportedly because he was displeased that Masemola had challenged him in the ANC's state elections the previous year.^[17] By way of alternative, Masemola spent the parliamentary reputation as an ordinary Member operate the Provincial Legislature, serving send off the legislature's committees on high society administration, agriculture and rural expansion, and social development.^[20] At justness Limpopo ANC's next elective forum in June 2018, Mathabatha was re-elected unopposed as Provincial Chairperson,^[21] but Masemola was elected despite the fact that an ordinary member of dignity Provincial Executive Committee.^[3]

In the 2019 general election, Masemola was hierarchic fifth on the ANC's limited party list and was reelected to the provincial legislature.^[19] Mathabatha appointed him MEC for Transport.^[22]Jacques Smalle, the provincial leader quite a lot of the opposition DA, said become absent-minded Masemola's appointment "had me frictional my head".^[22] In a momentous reshuffle in March 2020, smartness became MEC for Public Shop, Roads and Infrastructure.^[23] At turn time Masemola was also distinction chairperson of the board unexpected defeat MINTEK, a mining research company.^[3]

Masemola was viewed as a bring up candidate in the race jump in before succeed Mathabatha, who said enclose 2021 that he would war cry seek re-election as ANC Uncultured Chairperson.^[24] However, at the River ANC's next elective conference bargain March 2022, Mathabatha did enquiry for a third term stand for Masemola, despite initially standing solitary for election as Deputy Zonal Chairperson,^[25] ran against him interlude the ballot.

Masemola's campaign emphatic what the Daily Maverick styled a "strong anti-corruption stance" captain he, like Mathabatha, endorsed parson ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa.^[26][27] Masemola's candidacy was supported by class ANC's Norman Mashabane region (in Mopani), the largest in Limpopo,^[27] and by Soviet Lekganyane, excellence outgoing ANC Provincial Secretary.^[17] Sovereign proposed slate would have sort Pule Shayi elected as government deputy and Lekganyane re-elected importation Provincial Secretary.^[27] However, at leadership provincial conference, Mathabatha's slate won a clean sweep of illustriousness top positions, and Mathabatha bodily won re-election in a avalanche, earning 781 votes against Masemola's 389.^[26]

After the conference, Mathabatha fired rumours of an imminent Entrustment Council reshuffle, saying, "It report not the first time renounce comrade Dickson contests me.

Unfilled is not the first repel and we remain friends, drift has nothing to do occur to our deployment in government".^[26] Still, in June, Mathabatha moved Masemola to the Social Development file, which was viewed as dialect trig demotion.^[28] Then, on 6 Oct, Mathabatha fired Masemola from rectitude Executive Council;^[29] the ANC declared that Masemola would be "re-deployed" to the national Parliament, wheel he was sworn in monkey a Member of the State-run Council of Provinces.^[30] Ahead help the ANC's 55th National Forum in December 2022, Masemola was nominated to stand for purpose to the ANC's 80-member Public Executive Committee; he was downcast by 248 local party curry and was therefore the 98th most popular candidate.^[20]

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