Ofentse Mokae
Ofentse Jeremiah Mokae is a South African politician who has been a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature since September 2019, representing the Democratic Alliance. Mokae was a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality from 2016 to 2019.
Ofentse Mokae | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Allen Grootboom |
| Councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ofentse Jeremiah Mokae Galeshewe, Kimberley, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Occupation | Member of the Provincial Legislature |
| Profession | Politician |
Early life and education
Mokae was born in Galeshewe, Kimberley.[1] He matriculated from Thabane High School and went to study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He holds a national diploma in journalism and a B-tech degree. Mokae is currently studying towards a diploma in local government from the University of Fort Hare.[1]
Political career
Mokae joined the Congress of South African Students and was elected as the local secretary for the organisation's student body in the Sol Plaatje sub-region in 2006. While at university, he was active in both the South African Student Congress and the Students' Christian Organisation.[1] In 2011, he joined the Democratic Alliance.[1]
Mokae returned to Kimberley in 2013. He was appointed as a field worker for the DA.[1] The DA also appointed him as a provincial youth coordinator and as a researcher at the provincial legislature.[1] In 2014, Mokae participated in US President Barack Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative.[1] In 2016, he was elected as a proportional representation councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality.[1] At the age of 29, he was the youngest member of the DA's caucus.[1]
In September 2019, the DA selected him to fill Allen Grootboom's seat in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. He was sworn in on 11 September 2019.[2]
References
- "New DA MPL sworn in". DFA (Pressreader). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Hawthorne, Michael (11 September 2019). "DA-parlementslid bring nuwe energie na wetgewer". find-it.co.za (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "DA: DA welcomes new MPL". Polity. Retrieved 10 October 2020.