Lesego Makhubela

Lesego Ellis Makhubela (born 1986) is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 2019. He formerly represented the ANC as a local councillor in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, where he was also the Regional Chairperson of the ANC Youth League. In 2022, he was elected to a four-year term as a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Gauteng branch.

Lesego Makhubela
MPL
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born1986 (age 36–37)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materIllinois University

Early life and education

Makhubela was born in 1986.[1][2][3] He has a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Illinois University in the United States.[1]

ANC Youth League

Makhubela was active in the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) and chaired the league's local branch in Lotus Gardens in Tshwane.[4] By 2015, he was the Regional Chairperson of the ANCYL's Tshwane branch, with Ezra Letsoalo as his deputy.[5][6] In 2015, he was viewed by the Mail & Guardian as one of the top contenders to succeed Julius Malema as President of the national ANCYL.[1] When the league's national elective conference was held in September 2015, there was a minor uproar when another frontrunner, Ronald Lamola, apparently failed to gain the requisite support to stand as a nominee. Makhubela was nominated afterwards but declined the nomination, saying that he would prefer a recount of Lamola's nominations; Collen Maine was therefore elected unopposed.[7]

Makhubela remained in office as ANCYL Regional Chairperson and was re-elected to that position in October 2017.[6] He also represented the ANC as a local councillor in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and was the spokesman for the ANC's caucus in the council.[8]

Legislative career

In the 2019 general election, Makhubela was elected to a seat in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, ranked 15th on the ANC's provincial party list.[9] Two years later, in April 2021, he was appointed to the task team that was created to lead the ANCYL until it could hold fresh leadership elections to select Collen Maine's successor.[10] However, later that year, the leaders of the task team reported Makhubela to the party's national leadership as one of several ANCYL task team members whom they alleged were over the age of 35, the cut-off for eligibility for membership in the ANCYL. In May 2021, Makhubela was expelled from the league on the grounds that he was indeed over the age of 35.[3][11]

In July 2022, he was elected to the Provincial Executive Committee of the Gauteng branch of the mainstream ANC.[12] After his election, he served as spokesperson for the Gauteng ANC,[13][14] while remaining in his legislative seat.

References
  1. "Who will fill Malema's ANC boots?". The Mail & Guardian. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. "ANCYL's bad boy left me blushing". 13 March 2014. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. "Out with the old in the ANC youth league". The Mail & Guardian. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. Magome, Mogomotsi (17 July 2012). "ANCYL's new leaders 'self-serving'". EWN. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. Malatji, Absalam (2 September 2016). "Youth League disrupts #OccupyLuthuliHouse briefing". City Press. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  6. "Cracks show at league's conference". Pretoria News. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 2023-02-11 – via PressReader.
  7. "ANCYL top five elected unopposed". eNCA. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  8. Moatshe, Rapula (27 December 2017). "Tshwane ANCYL boss relives hijack horror". IOL. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  9. "Lesego Ellis Makhubela". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  10. Manaleng, Palesa (9 April 2021). "These are the 35 people tasked with reviving the ANC Youth League". EWN. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  11. Letshwiti-Jones, Pule (21 May 2021). "ANCYL leader decries being booted out for being 'too old'". News24. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  12. Banda, Michelle (2022-07-11). "ANC Gauteng elects PEC members as new chair Panyaza Lesufi calls for party unity". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  13. Maromo, Jonisayi (30 September 2022). "Residents of Gauteng cities actually miss ANC leadership in the metros, says Lesego Makhubela". IOL. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  14. "ANC police march: 'We make the laws, we expect them to be enforced' - Makhubela". CapeTalk. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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