Motalane Dewet Monakedi is a South African politician who served as a
member of the National Assembly of South Africa
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from March 2023 until May 2024, representing the
African National Congress
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. He previously served as a Permanent Delegate to the
National Council of Provinces
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from March 2017 to May 2019. Monakedi served in 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 ...
from 1996 until 2000 and as the Executive Mayor of the
Capricorn District Municipality
The Capricorn District Municipality () is one of the 5 Districts of South Africa, districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital is Polokwane. As of 2011, th ...
between 2000 and 2010. Within the ANC in Limpopo, he served as provincial treasurer from 2005 until 2008.
Early life and anti-apartheid activities
Monakedi is from the
Ga-Mmela village in
Limpopo
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. He attended high school in
Jane Furse. In 1982, he started attending the
University of Venda
The University of Venda (Univen; , ) is a South African comprehensive rural-based institution, located in Thohoyandou in Limpopo province. It was established in 1981 under the then Republic of Venda government.
History
The university was es ...
. In his second year at the university, he joined the
Azanian Students' Organisation
The Azanian Students Organisation (AZASO) was a student movement in South Africa founded in 1979 as a replacement for the banned South African Student Organisation (SASO). It would become the South African National Students Congress (SANSCO) in 19 ...
(AZASO). He formed part of the establishment of the Sekhukhune Youth Organisation which later fell under the banner of the
United Democratic Front in 1985.
He started working for the Detainees Support Committee in 1987. He was detained on 27 April 1987 and released on 6 March 1989, only to be restricted to the Sekhukhune area. Monakedi became a member of the Progressive Primary Healthcare Network (PPHN) in 1989. Between 1990 and 1995, he was a member of the Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR). He became the treasurer of the South African Youth Congress when it became the
African National Congress Youth League
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress (ANC). As set out in its constitution, the ANC Youth League is led by a National Executive Committee (NEC) and a National Working Committee (N ...
in 1991.
Political career
Monakedi was elected a regional chairperson for the
African National Congress
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in Sekhukhune and appointed a commissioner to the
Member of the Executive Council
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(MEC) for Constitutional Affairs,
Saad Cachalia in 1995. The following year, he was elected to the party's Provincial Executive Council (PEC) in the
Limpopo
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province. He was also sworn in as an ANC Member of 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 1996. During his tenure in the provincial legislature, he served as Chair of Chairs.
In 2000, Monakedi was elected as the first executive mayor of the
Capricorn District Municipality
The Capricorn District Municipality () is one of the 5 Districts of South Africa, districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital is Polokwane. As of 2011, th ...
.
He was elected provincial treasurer of the ANC branch in Limpopo in 2005. In 2008, he lost to
Dickson Masemola
Namane Dickson Masemola (born 11 January 1968) is a South African politician who currently serves as Deputy Minister for the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, Government of Nati ...
in the election for deputy provincial chairperson at the ANC's provincial conference. He also did not gain election to the
Provincial Executive Committee.
Monakedi resigned as district mayor in 2010 to become the chief executive officer (CEO) of Trade and Investments in Limpopo (TIL). The TIL and other entities later merged to form the Limpopo Economic Development Agency where Monakedi was the chief executive responsible for trade investments.
In 2014, Monakedi was elected Regional Chairperson of the ANC's Capricorn District. He would hold this position until 2018.
Parliamentary career
NCOP Delegate: 2017–2019
Monakedi became a Permanent Delegate to the
National Council of Provinces
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the post-apartheid constitution of South Africa, constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate of South Africa# ...
in March 2017.
By October 2017, he became the co-chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament.
Monakedi unsuccessfully stood for the
South African National Assembly
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in the
2019 general election; he did not return to the NCOP.
Member of the National Assembly: 2023
Monakedi was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly on 15 March 2023. he did not stand for a full term in the 2024 general election.
References
External links
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Parliament of South Africa
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Under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameralism, bicameral Parliamen ...
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Venda people
Members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
Members of the National Council of Provinces
Mayors of places in South Africa
African National Congress politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024