Speedy Mashilo

Speedy Katisho Mashilo (born 27 December 1965) is a South African politician who is currently the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlements in Mpumalanga, as well as both the deputy provincial chairperson and acting provincial treasurer of the local branch of the African National Congress (ANC).

Speedy Mashilo
MPL
Provincial Treasurer of the African National Congress in Mpumalanga
Acting
5 April 2022 – 7 October 2022
Provincial ChairpersonMandla Ndlovu
Preceded byMandla Msibi
Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Mpumalanga
Assumed office
2 April 2022
Provincial ChairpersonMandla Ndlovu
Mpumalanga MEC for Human Settlements
Assumed office
24 February 2021
PremierRefilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
Preceded byNorah Mahlangu
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
7 August 2015
Former positions
Premier of Mpumalanga
Acting
25 July 2022 – 5 August 2022
Preceded byRefilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
Succeeded byRefilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
Mpumalanga MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
In office
18 August 2016 – 26 February 2018
PremierDavid Mabuza
Preceded byViolet Siwela
Succeeded byNorah Mahlangu
In office
20 March 2018 – 29 May 2019
Preceded byRefilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
Succeeded byMandla Msibi
Mayor of Nkangala District Municipality
In office
2010–2014
Personal details
Born
Speedy Katisho Mashilo[1]

(1965-12-27) 27 December 1965[2]
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Political career

Mashilo became Nkangala district mayor in 2010, having previously served as district mayor of Ekangala.[3][4] He lost the post of chairman of the ANC in Nkangala briefly in 2013 when the provincial executive was dissolved.[5]

Following the ANC's poor performance in Nkangala during the 2014 election, the ANC provincial executive committee decided that Mashilo would no longer serve as district mayor and become a member of the National Council of Provinces instead.[6] Mashilo turned down the offer and resigned as district mayor.[7] In 2015, Mashilo became a member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature.[5]

In September 2017, Nkangala ANC branches called to remove Mashilo as their regional chairman when it emerged that Mashilo had a property in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, listed as his residence.[8][9] They questioned how he was appointed as a Mpumalanga MEC when he did not qualify.[10] When asked in an interview Mashilo did not deny that he lived in Bronkhorstspruit, saying that for years he had held several leadership positions in the province and at local government level and that nobody had brought up those questions.[11]

In March 2018, he became the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.[12]

In 2019, Mashilo was excluded from the Mpumalanga executive council by Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane with The Citizen describing it as an "unexpected move that ignited political shock waves in the province".[13] Furthermore, it said that the sidelining of Mashilo marked the beginning of a process to "purge" certain leaders that were said to be threat to her power.[13]

Following premier Mtsweni-Tsipane's cabinet reshuffle in 2021, Mashilo was reappointed to the cabinet as the MEC for Human Settlements.[14]

Kidnapping and aftermath

In November 2021, Mashilo was kidnapped for seven hours whilst driving on the R568 road between Ekangala and KwaMhlanga.[15][16] According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, his Toyota Hilux, R25,000 in cash and a hunting rifle with 25 rounds of ammunition were stolen from him.[16] The hijackers also asked him for his pin numbers and withdrew R80,000 from several of his bank cards.[16]

In April 2022, Mashilo was elected deputy provincial chairperson of the ANC in Mpumalanga with 505 votes, beating David Nhlabathi who got 209 votes.[17] He was then appointed as acting provincial treasurer of Mpumalanga, after Mandla Msibi stepped aside due to attempted murder charges.[18] Mashilo will continue to act as treasurer until Msibi’s court case has been finalised.[18]

Mashilo was the acting premier of Mpumalanga from 25 July to 5 August 2022 when Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane was out of the country, attending the 24th International Aids Conference in Montreal, Canada.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Mr Speedy Katisho Mashilo". People's Assembly. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "ANC wishes Cde Speedy Mashilo, ANC Regional Chairperson, Happy Birthday". Facebook. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. "Welcome to Nkangala". Nkangaladm.org.za. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. Engelbrecht, Leon (1 December 2010). "Unabridged speech, Minister of Police at the Mpumalanga Launch of the 2010/11 Operation Duty Calls". DefenseWeb. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. de Villiers, Mireille (14 August 2015). "Parties adjust members of Mpumalanga legislature". Lowvelder. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. "Rebel mayor jumps ship". News24. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. "'Purged' mayor resurfaces to lend helping hand to David Mabuza". News24. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. "Move to remove Mpumalanga regional chairman after it emerges he lives in Gauteng". The Sowetan. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  9. "ANC seeks to remove Mpumalanga regional chair who lives in Gauteng". TimesLIVE. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. "Calls for Mabuza's front man to step down as MEC". The Citizen. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  11. "Race for top post hots up". The Sunday Independent. 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  12. "Thandi Shongwe becomes MEC in Mtsweni cabinet realignment". 013 News. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  13. Mabena, Sipho (30 May 2019). "Mashilo heads for political wilderness after premier's snub". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  14. "Mpumalanga premier removes Mabuza loyalists from her cabinet". Mail & Guardian. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  15. Khoza, Mandla (13 November 2021). "Mpumalanga MEC Speedy Mashilo hijacked, robbed of a rifle and R25k in cash". The Sowetan. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  16. Mlambo, Sihle (13 November 2021). "Hijackers dump Mpumalanga MEC Speedy Mashilo near Midrand after 7-hour kidnap ordeal, R25K cash stolen". IOL. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  17. Madisa, Kgothatso (2 April 2022). "Cyril Ramaphosa backer wins Mpumalanga ANC election". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  18. Shongwe, Vusi (7 April 2022). "ANC Provincial Executive Committee in Mpumalanga appoints Mashilo to act as Treasurer". SABC News. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  19. "Mpumalanga MEC for human settlement sworn-in as acting premier". Mpumalanga News. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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