Kenetswe Mosenogi Explained

Kenetswe Mosenogi
Honorific-Suffix:MPL
Office:North West MEC for Finance
Premier:Lazarus Mokgosi
Term Start:21 June 2024
Predecessor:Motlalepula Rosho
Office1:North West MEC for Arts, Culture and Recreation
Premier1:Bushy Maape
Term Start1:22 November 2022
Term End1:14 June 2024
Predecessor1:Tsotso Tlhapi
Successor1:Collen Maine
Office2:North West MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism
Premier2:Bushy Maape
Job Mokgoro
Term Start2:28 May 2019
Term End2:22 November 2022
Predecessor2:Position established
Successor2:Tsotso Tlhapi
Office3:Member of the North West Provincial Legislature
Term Start3:22 May 2019
Term Start4:17 June 2011
Term End4:17 March 2013
Predecessor4:Steven Ngobeni
Successor4:Thandi Moraka
Birthname:Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Alma Mater:North-West University Business School
University of the Witwatersrand
Profession:Politician

Kenetswe Norah Mosenogi is a South African politician from the North West. A member of the African National Congress, she has been the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Finance since June 2024 and a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature since May 2019. Previously, she had served as the MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism from May 2019 to November 2022 and as the MEC for Arts, Culture and Recreation from November 2022 until June 2024. Mosenogi also served as the deputy secretary-general of the African National Congress Youth League from 2011 until 2013.

Education

Mosenogi obtained a master's degree in business administration from the North-West University Business School.[1] She also holds a post-graduate diploma in monitoring and evaluation from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Career

Mosenogi served as both the director of scientific support services and the parliamentary liaison officer in the Department of Sport and Recreation. She also worked as an assistant student administrator at the University of South Africa.

Political career

Mosenogi was a senior member of the African National Congress Youth League. She was first elected to the league's national executive committee in 2008.[2] She was also a councillor and the mayoral committee member for economic development of the Tlokwe Local Municipality, centred around Potchefstroom, until the May 2011 municipal elections. The following month, Mosenogi was elected deputy secretary-general of the ANC youth league.[3] She succeeded Steven Nogbeni and served in the position until the league's leadership structure for that term was disbanded in March 2013.[4] [5] She was the only woman to serve in the league's national leadership for that term. Thandi Moraka was elected as her successor in September 2015.[6]

Provincial government

Prior to the election on 8 May 2019, Mosenogi was placed 12th on the ANC's provincial list of candidates for the North West Provincial Legislature. She took office on 22 May 2019. A few days later, Mosenogi was appointed as the MEC for the newly established Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism portfolio in the executive council headed by Job Mokgoro.[7] She assumed office on the same day.[8]

On 22 November 2022, Mosenogi was appointed MEC for Arts, Culture and Recreation.[9] She served in the position until June 2024, when she was appointed as the MEC for Finance by the newly elected premier Lazarus Mokgosi.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi on meeting with her new administration . Government of South Africa . 14 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814193554/https://www.gov.za/speeches/mec-kenetswe-mosenogi-meeting-her-new-administration-18-jun-2019-0000 . 14 August 2020.
  2. News: Mataboge . Mmanaledi . Letsoala . Matuma . Meet the ANC Youth League’s new top guns . 14 August 2020 . Mail & Guardian . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916051646/http://mg.co.za/article/2011-06-24-meet-the-anc-youth-leagues-new-top-guns . 16 September 2015.
  3. News: Julius Malema re-elected ANCYL President (unopposed) . 14 August 2020 . Politicsweb . 17 June 2011.
  4. News: Malema elected as new ANCYL leader . 14 August 2020 . Mail & Guardian . 7 April 2008. Steven Ngobeni as deputy secretary general.
  5. News: ANCYL disbanded – reports . 14 August 2020 . Polity . 18 March 2013.
  6. News: Letsoala . Matuma . ANCYL elects Collen Maine as new president . 14 August 2020 . Mail & Guardian . 5 September 2015.
  7. News: Montsho . Molaole . Women dominate North West Premier Job Mokgoro's new cabinet . 14 August 2020 . IOL . 28 May 2019.
  8. News: North West provincial cabinet has ‘integrity and ability’, says Premier Mokgoro . 14 August 2020 . The Citizen . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814195210/https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/government/2136444/north-west-provincial-cabinet-has-integrity-and-ability-says-premier-mokgoro/ . 14 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Naile . Siso . 2022-11-22 . North West Premier announces new Executive Council . 2022-12-04 . The South African . en-ZA.
  10. Web site: 2024-06-20 . PREMIER MOKGOSI ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE 7TH ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. – North West Provincial Government . 2024-07-08 . en-US.