Boy Nobunga Explained

Party:African National Congress
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:3 July 2001
Termend1:April 2004
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Date:9 November 1962
Birth Name:Boy Johannes Nobunga
Alma Mater:University of the Western Cape

Boy Johannes Nobunga (born 9 November 1962) is a South African politician and civil servant from Mpumalanga. Between 1994 and 2009, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and both houses of Parliament.

From 2017 to 2022, he was chief executive officer of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. He is also a former member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Mpumalanga branch.

Early life and education

Nobunga was born on 9 November 1962.[1] He has bachelor of commerce and honours degrees from the University of the Western Cape.[2]

Legislative career: 1994–2009

Nobunga represented the ANC as a legislator from 1994 to 2009. He began his career in the Senate, where he was elected to the Eastern Transvaal caucus in the 1994 general election.[3] He was subsequently transferred to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, and he was elected to a full term in the legislature in the 1999 general election.

However, on 3 July 2001, he was sworn in to a seat in the National Assembly, where he filled the casual vacancy arising from Priscilla Jana's resignation.[4] His transfer back to the national Parliament was described by media as a "purge", because he and some of the others moved were viewed as Mpumalanga Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu's most outspoken critics.[5] [6]

Nobunga served in the National Assembly until the 2004 general election, when he was returned to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature.[7] During the legislative term that followed, he served as Deputy Speaker of the provincial legislature.

Later career

Although Nobunga left the legislature after the 2009 general election, he remained active in the ANC in the province. He had lost his seat on the Provincial Executive Committee in August 2008, at the provincial party conference that had elected David Mabuza as ANC provincial chairperson; at that conference, Nobunga had supported Lassy Chiwayo, who ran against Mabuza.[8] At each of the next two provincial party conferences, Nobunga unsuccessfully opposed Mabuza's re-election, standing as a candidate on anti-Mabuza slates for top party positions – for deputy provincial secretary in 2012, and for provincial treasurer in 2015.[9] [10]

In April 2017, Nobunga began a five-year term as chief executive officer of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency.[11]

Personal life

He is married and has children.[12]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 1999 . General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 408 . 20203 . 26 March 2021.
  2. Web site: 1 June 2017 . Boy Johannes Nobunga: Chief Executive Officer, Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency . 2023-05-14 . Public Sector Manager . PressReader.
  3. Book: South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 . . 1994 . 13 April 2023 . Yumpu.
  4. Web site: 2002-06-02 . The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020602095739/http://parliament.gov.za/na/resign.htm . 2 June 2002 . 2023-04-02 . Parliament of South Africa.
  5. Web site: 2001-06-29 . Purge of the ‘Nandos Club’ . 2023-05-14 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  6. Web site: Arenstein . Justin . 12 July 2001 . Mpuma legislature gets new chief whip . 2023-05-14 . News24 . en-US.
  7. 20 April 2004 . General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004 . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 466 . 2677 . 4–95 . 26 March 2021.
  8. Web site: 2008-08-26 . By Mpumalanga, for Mpumalanga . 2023-05-14 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  9. Web site: 5 April 2012 . Mabuza rivals gear up for ANC conference vote . 2023-05-14 . News24 . en-US.
  10. Web site: 10 August 2015 . ANC man’s bakkies vandalised ahead of Mpumalanga congress . 2023-05-14 . City Press . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2017-04-04 . New CEO to head up parks agency . 2023-05-14 . Southern & East African Tourism Update . en.
  12. Web site: 22 April 2001 . 'Magic horsetail' mob held . 2023-05-14 . News24 . en-US.