Nkomotana Clifford Motsepe (born 25 May 1974) is a South African politician and public servant who served in the Limpopo Executive Council from March 2012 to July 2013. He was

Member of the Executive Council In South Africa, the Executive Council of a province is the cabinet of the provincial government. The Executive Council consists of the Premier and five to ten other members,'' Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996'', Chapter 6: "P ...

(MEC) for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs under Premier

Cassel Mathale Cassel Mathale (born 23 January 1961) is a South African politician who was the third Premier of Limpopo between March 2009 and July 2013. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Police in the South African government and before that was Deputy ...

. He is a member of the

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(ANC), an alumnus of the

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, and a former member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's

Limpopo Limpopo () is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a ...

branch.

Early life and education

Motsepe was born on 25 May 1974 and his home language is

Northern Sotho Sepedi, also known as Northern Sotho, is one of South Africa’s twelve official languages and belongs to the Bantu language family, specifically the Sotho-Tswana group. The language is spoken mainly in Limpopo Province, and to a lesser exten ...

. He received both a BProc and an LLB from the

University of Limpopo The University of Limpopo () is a public university in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2005, by merger of the University of the North and the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). These previous institution ...

, in 1996 and 1998 respectively.

Career

Motsepe spent his early career working in public administration. Most proximately, he was municipal manager at

Waterberg District Municipality The Waterberg District Municipality (; ) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Modimolle. As of 2016, the majority of its 745,758 residents spoke Sepedi, also known as Northern Sotho. The district code ...

from 2007 to 2009 and then a senior manager in the office of the

Premier of Limpopo The premier of Limpopo is the head of government of Limpopo province of South Africa. The current premier of Limpopo is Phophi Ramathuba, a member of the African National Congress, who was elected on 14 June 2024, following the 2024 national a ...

– then occupied by

– from 2009 onwards. At the same time, Motsepe was active in the

(ANC). He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the

and was known to be a close personal and political ally of

Julius Malema Julius Sello Malema (born 3 March 1981) is a South African politician. He is the founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a communist political party known for the red berets and military-style outfits worn by its members. Be ...

, who at the time was the president of the league. He was also appointed to the board of the

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. By late 2011, Motsepe had aged out of the Youth League but at that year's provincial party conference, he was elected to a four-year term on the Provincial Executive Committee of the Limpopo branch of the mainstream ANC; of the 25 candidates elected, he was the most popular, receiving 597 votes among the 1,072 ballots cast. Less than three months after the election, on 13 March 2012, Premier Mathale announced that he had appointed Motsepe to the Limpopo Executive Council as

(MEC) for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs. He succeeded Soviet Lekganyane, who had stepped down in order to assume the full-time role of ANC Provincial Secretary. However, Motsepe held the office for less than two years: on 18 July 2013, Mathale was replaced by Stan Mathabatha, who, the following day, reconfigured Motsepe's portfolio and replaced him with Ishmael Kgetjepe. Motsepe did not stand for re-election to the

Limpopo Provincial Legislature The Limpopo Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Limpopo. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the Premier of Limpopo, premier and the provincial cabinet, the Executive Council (Sou ...

in the 2014 general election.

Personal life

Motsepe was married to Matshelane Irene Motsepe. In October 2013, she laid

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charges against him in connection with an alleged incident of

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; Motsepe appeared in court three times before the charge was withdrawn in March 2014.

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* {{People's Assembly (South Africa), mr-motsepe-nkomotana-clifford, Mr Motsepe Nkomotana Clifford 1974 births Members of the African National Congress Members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature University of Limpopo alumni Living people