Bheki Lubisi Explained

Office:Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Honorific Suffix:MPL
Party:African National Congress
Citizenship:South Africa
Termstart:22 May 2019
Termend:10 April 2023
Birth Date:24 September 1986
Death Date:10 April 2023

Bhekithemba Maxwell Lubisi (24 September 1986 - 10 April 2023) was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature since 2019 until his death on 10 April 2023. He was elected to his seat in the 2019 general election, ranked 20th on the ANC's party list. At the time of his death, Lubisi served as chairperson of the legislature's Select Committee on Public Participation & Petitions as well as the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs.[1] [2] [3]

He was born in the agricultural rich Nkomazi area of Mpumalanga province on 24 September 1986.[4] At the time of his election to the legislature, he chaired the ANC Youth League's large regional branch in Ehlanzeni, having been elected to a third term[5] in the position at a chaotic league elective conference in June 2018.[6] [7] Earlier in his tenure, in July 2015, he appeared in the Boschfontein Periodical Court on a murder charge, accused with two others of having fatally assaulted a suspected robber.[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mpumalangapress.co.za/passing-of-hon-bhekithemba-lubisi-mpl/ Speaker's statement on Bheki Lubisi's passing
  2. Web site: Bhekithemba Maxwell Lubisi . 2023-01-25 . People's Assembly . en.
  3. https://www.news24.com/citypress/voices/mbuso-thabo-thumbathi-lubisi-was-committed-to-serving-people-20230421 Bheki Lubisi was committed to serving people
  4. Web site: 22 July 2015 . ANC Youth League leader in dock on murder charge . 2023-01-25 . News24 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-08-10 . Ehlanzeni's Bheki Lubisi: 'I'm available for third term' . 2023-01-25 . 013NEWS . en-US.
  6. Web site: 18 June 2018 . Cops fire rubber bullets to quell ANCYL squabbles . 2023-01-25 . Sowetan . en-ZA.
  7. Web site: 2018-11-18 . ANC's Thuma Mina campaign turns violent in Mpumalanga . 2023-01-25 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  8. Web site: 2015-07-24 . Ancyl leader accused of murder . 2023-01-25 . Lowvelder . en-US.