Siphosezwe Masango Explained

Party:African National Congress
Office:Member of the National Assembly
Office1:Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Human Settlements
Premier1:David Mabuza
Termend:7 May 2019
Predecessor1:Madala Masuku
Termstart1:3 November 2010
Termend1:18 February 2013
Termstart:21 May 2014
Successor1:Andries Gamede
Citizenship:South Africa
Termstart2:May 2008
Termend2:May 2009
Office2:Member of the Mpumalanga Executive Council for Safety and Security
Premier2:Thabang Makwetla
Predecessor2:Fish Mahlalela
Successor2:Sibongile Manana (for Community Safety, Security and Liaison)

Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019, during which time he chaired the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. Before that, he served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and also sat on the Mpumalanga Executive Council.

Legislative career

Masango is a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and served as the party's Deputy Provincial Secretary in Mpumalanga from 1999 to 2002.[1] He also served in the Mpumalanga Executive Council prior to 2004[2] and ahead of the 2004 general election he was ranked first in the ANC's internal candidate selection process, receiving more nominations than even the outgoing Premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu.[3] After the election, he was retained in the Executive Council by Mahlangu's successor, Premier Thabang Makwetla, who appointed him as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education. He remained in that position until May 2008, when he was moved to a new portfolio as MEC for Safety and Security.[4]

He was re-elected to another term in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in the 2009 general election, ranked ninth on the ANC's provincial party list.[5] However, he was not initially appointed to the Executive Council of newly elected Premier David Mabuza.[6] Instead, he served as an ordinary Member of the Provincial Legislature until 3 November 2010, when Mabuza announced a reshuffle which saw Masango return to the Executive Council as MEC for Human Settlements.[7] [8] He remained in that position until Mabuza's second reshuffle, announced on 18 February 2013, in which he was fired for "poor performance".[9]

In the 2014 general election, Masango was elected to an ANC seat in the National Assembly, the lower house of the South African Parliament; he was ranked 91st on the ANC's national party list.[10] During the legislative term that followed, he chaired the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation. He did not stand for re-election to Parliament in 2019.

Assault charge

In 2013 and 2014, Masango appeared in court on charges of assault and intimidation: a man alleged that he and two of his bodyguards had assaulted him at Nkomazi toll plaza in July 2012.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000-05-08 . ANC Provincial Office Bearers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000826230614/http://www.anc.org.za:80/lists/ancprovhead.html . 26 August 2000 . 2022-11-29 . African National Congress.
  2. Web site: 3 May 2004 . Mpuma premier promises service . 2023-01-03 . News24 . en-US.
  3. Web site: 28 February 2004 . ANC works through its ‘list process’ . 2023-03-24 . Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  4. Web site: 15 May 2008 . Mpumalanga cabinet shake-up . 2023-01-03 . Independent Online . en.
  5. Web site: 30 April 2009 . Mpumalanga MPLs elected April 22 . 2023-03-24 . Politicsweb . en.
  6. Web site: 13 May 2009 . Mpuma Premier announces his new cabinet . 2023-01-03 . South African Government News Agency . en.
  7. Web site: 4 November 2010 . Mpuma reshuffle to boost service delivery: Premier . 2023-01-03 . South African Government News Agency . en.
  8. Web site: 4 November 2010 . Mpumalanga reshuffle: More heads roll . 2023-01-03 . Sunday Times . en-ZA.
  9. Web site: 18 February 2013 . Premier reshuffles Mpumalanga cabinet . 2023-01-03 . Independent Online . en.
  10. Web site: Moses Siphosezwe Amos Masango . 2023-03-24 . People's Assembly . en.
  11. Web site: 8 October 2013 . Former MEC in court for 'blue light' assault . 2023-03-24 . News24 . en-US.