Matshidiso Botswe Explained

Matshidiso Botswe
Honorific-Suffix:MPL
Office:Member of the North West Provincial Legislature
Term Start:22 May 2019
Birthname:Matshidiso Mathews Botswe
Nationality:South African
Party:Economic Freedom Fighters
Occupation:Member of the Provincial Legislature
Profession:Politician

Matshidiso Mathews Botswe is a South African politician who has been the provincial chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters since his election in September 2018.[1] [2] He has been serving as a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature since May 2019.[3] Prior to serving in the legislature, he was a councillor in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality.[4]

In February 2020, Botswe was physically assaulted while he was being escorted out of the chamber for disrupting premier Job Mokgoro's State of the Province Address.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Niemandt . Christelle . EFF in North West elected new leadership . 16 October 2020 . North West Provincial Newspapers.
  2. News: Three successful PPAs held - EFF . 16 October 2020 . Politicsweb . 3 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Matshidiso Mathews Botswe . People's Assembly . 16 October 2020.
  4. Web site: PR Councillor . Ditsobotla . 16 October 2020.
  5. News: EFF members ejected from North West SOPA, DA walks out . 16 October 2020 . IOL . 21 February 2020.