Danny Kekana

Charles Danny Kekana (born 27 November 1954) is a South African politician from Gauteng. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2019. He was previously the Mayor of Northern Johannesburg during the post-apartheid transition.

Danny Kekana
Member of the National Assembly
In office
23 April 2004 – 7 May 2019
ConstituencyGauteng
Personal details
Born
Charles Danny Kekana

(1954-11-27) 27 November 1954
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materUniversity of the North
Witwatersrand University

Early life and education

Born on 27 November 1954,[1] Kekana holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the North and an Honours degree from Witwatersrand University; he was formerly a student activist.[2] He is blind.[3][4]

Political career

Between the end of apartheid and the 2000 local elections, South Africa's democratic transition in local government entailed that the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality was divided into four Metropolitan Local Councils. When the Northern Metropolitan Council was established in 1995 – including Randburg and parts of Diepkloof, Soweto, and central Johannesburg – Kekana was appointed as its mayor.[5][6][7] He later worked at the ANC's parliamentary office in Diepkloof and was active in the party's Johannesburg, Diepkloof, and Soweto structures, including as chairperson of the Soweto subregional branch.[2]

In the 2004 general election, Kekana was elected to represent the ANC in the Gauteng caucus of the National Assembly.[1] Re-elected in 2009 and 2014, he served as the ANC's whip in the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training during the 26th Parliament from 2014 to 2019.[2][8]

References
  1. "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" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Charles Danny Kekana". People's Assembly. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. "ANC List a Confidence Vote in Zuma". Business Day. 25 November 2003. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. "SABC board member fights vote of no confidence". The Mail & Guardian. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. "Foreign nations to compete to develop Soweto". The Mail & Guardian. 1 December 1995. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. Ashforth, Adam (15 January 2005). Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa. University of Chicago Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-226-02973-3.
  7. "Soweto less populous than thought: study". IOL. 11 November 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. "Zuma signs Higher Education Amendment Act". News24. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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