Lebogang Motlhaping Explained

Lebogang Motlhaping
Office1:Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison
Premier1:Sylvia Lucas
Term Start1:15 February 2018
Term End1:7 May 2019
Predecessor1:Pauline Williams
Successor1:Nontobeko Vilakazi
Office2:Northern Cape MEC for Health
Premier2:Sylvia Lucas
Term Start2:2 March 2016
Term End2:15 February 2018
Predecessor2:Mac Jack
Successor2:Fufe Makatong
Office3:Northern Cape MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture
Premier3:Sylvia Lucas
Term Start3:30 May 2014
Term End3:2 March 2016
Predecessor3:Pauline Williams
Successor3:Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba
Office4:Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Term Start4:21 May 2014
Term End4:7 May 2019
Birthname:Lebogang James Motlhaping
Birth Date:23 November 1971
Birth Place:Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Children:4
Profession:Politician

Lebogang James Motlhaping (born 23 November 1971) is a South African politician from the Northern Cape. He was the Member of the Executive Council for Transport, Safety and Liaison from 2018 to 2019, the MEC for Health from 2016 to 2018, and the MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture from 2014 to 2016. He was a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2014 to 2019. Motlhaping is a member of the African National Congress.

Early life and education

Lebogang James Motlhaping was born on 23 November 1971 in Kuruman in the previous Cape Province.[1] He attended high school in Loopeng in the Bophuthatswana bantustan. He then studied at the North-West University, where he obtained a community development certificate. He received a leadership certificate at the African Political Parties School. In 1996, he achieved a certificate in ethics management from PALAMA. Motlhaping is currently studying towards a degree in public administration from MANCOSA.

Career

While teaching at Bosheng Middle School, he organised for the Congress of South African Students from 1990 to 1996. He served as a member of the Black Rock Development Forum between 1995 and 1999. At the same time, he served as a district coordinator for the Mmabatho Adult Literacy and Education Trust. From 1998 to 2001, he worked as a provincial coordinator at ABET.

Motlhaping worked for Statistics South Africa between 2001 and 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he served as the regional secretary for the Kgalagadi Youth Council. He was a manager of the Kgalagadi Human Resource Development Foundation between 2004 and 2008. In 2008, he became a Mayoral Committee Member of the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality. He held the post until 2010. Motlhaping was the district chairperson of the Home Affairs Forum between 2009 and 2012.

Provincial government

Motlhaping was sworn in as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature following the May 2014 provincial election.[2] On 30 May, premier Sylvia Lucas appointed him Member of the Executive Council for Sports, Arts and Culture, succeeding Pauline Williams.[3] [4] Motlhaping served in the post until 2 March 2016, when Lucas moved him to the Health portfolio of the Executive Council. He succeeded Mac Jack, while Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba succeeded him.[5] On 15 February 2018, Motlhaping became the MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison.[6] [7] He held this post until the 2019 general election, when he left the provincial legislature. Newly elected premier Zamani Saul appointed him the chief of staff in his office in December 2019.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEC Lebogang James Motlhaping . Northern Cape Government . 22 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200822172711/http://www.northern-cape.gov.za/index.php/component/content/article?id=1155:mec-lebogang-james-motlhaping . 22 August 2020.
  2. News: Beangstrom . Patsy . Few new faces for NC parley . 22 August 2020 . DFA . 12 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Premier Sylvia Lucas' formal announcement of Members of the Northern Cape Provincial Executive Council, Provincial Legislature, Kimberley | South African Government. www.gov.za.
  4. Web site: Northern Cape executive announced. News24.
  5. Web site: NC council reshuffled. News24.
  6. Web site: Northern Cape Premier #SylviaLucas reshuffles her cabinet. OFM.
  7. Web site: Premier Sylvia Lucas: Announcement of Provincial Executive Committee reshuffle | South African Government. www.gov.za.
  8. zsaul1 . 1207358011058085889 . 18 December 2019 . 2day I appointed Lebogang Motlhaping as the Chief of Staff in the Premier’s Office. This move will boost the effectiveness of my office. Premier’s Office must have high levels of professionalism, responsiveness & strategic capacity to lead the entire prov government. Welcome....