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Xiluva Mathebula
Xiluva (from the Tsonga language, Tsonga word meaning "flower") is a South African political party launched in March 2023 by former ActionSA Gauteng provincial chairperson, and former Executive Mayor of the Midvaal Local Municipality for the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance, Bongani Baloyi. Formation On 13 March 2023, Bongani Baloyi, who had been the provincial chairperson of ActionSA in Gauteng since May 2022, resigned from the party, after he had a fallout with party president Herman Mashaba over Mashaba's intention to remove him as provincial chairperson and appoint him as national spokesperson. Baloyi, then together with former ActionSA caucus leader in the Ekurhuleni, Tlhogi Moseki, announced the formation of Xiluva, which translates to "flower" in Xitsonga, at a press briefing in Johannesburg on 30 March 2023. Baloyi said that the party was founded on the principles of Ubuntu philosophy, ubuntu, multiracialism and family values and aims to attract people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bongani Baloyi
Bongani Michael Baloyi (born 28 February 1987) is a South African politician. In 2013, he was elected Executive Mayor of the Midvaal Local Municipality. He was only 26 years old at the time, and he consequently became the youngest mayor in South Africa. From 2011 to 2013, he was the MMC for Development and Planning in the municipality. Early life and education Baloyi was born on 28 February 1987 in the Thokoza township outside Alberton, Gauteng, Alberton in the East Rand. He took an interest in politics at a young age. His grandmother is an active member of the African National Congress Women's League. In 1999, he and his newly-divorced mother Patricia, an entrepreneur, and two siblings moved to Daleside, Meyerton. Baloyi has two incompleted degrees: one in accounting and another one in Business Administration, which he plans to complete in 2022. Political career Baloyi became a member of the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance in 2005. He was a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |