Bushy Maape

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The Honourable
Bushy Maape
MPL
7th Premier of the North West
Assumed office
7 September 2021
Preceded byMotlalepula Rosho (acting)
Job Mokgoro
Member of the North West Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
1 September 2021
Preceded byJob Mokgoro
Personal details
Born
Kaobitsa Abel Bushy Maape

1956/1957 (age 64–65)
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Alma materUniversity of South Africa
University of the Western Cape

Kaobitsa Abel Bushy Maape (born 1956 or 1957) is a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who has been the 7th Premier of the North West and a member of the North West Provincial Legislature since September 2021. Maape is a member of the African National Congress and a former Robben Island prisoner.

Early life and education[]

Maape earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in psychology and economics from the University of South Africa which he completed while imprisoned on Robben Island. He also holds an honours degree in developmental studies and an honours degree in economics from the University of the Western Cape. He is currently studying for a Master of Management in the field of governance at the University of the Witwatersrand.[1]

Career[]

Maape was recruited into the underground structures of the African National Congress while enrolled at the Hebron Training College.[1] He commanded the ANC's underground Kgalagadi Machinery. He was also principal of the Kuruman Middle School. In February 1986 Maape was convicted of propagating the communist aims of the ANC, though acquitted of the main terrorism charge and imprisoned at Robben Island.[2] He was one of the first six ANC prisoners released from Robben Island following president F.W. de Klerk's decision to release political prisoners.[3]

Maape served as chairperson of the ANC's Kgalagadi region following the end of apartheid in the 1990s. He was later the director: RDP as well as the chief director: strategic planning and development unit in the Office of the Premier of the North West. Maape served on the Ministerial Advisory Committee of the Department of Provincial and Local Government and was a member of the Municipal Demarcation Board from the North West Province.[4]

North West Premiership[]

In June 2021, the National Working Committee of the ANC instructed the Interim Provincial Committee (IPC) of the ANC in the North West to submit them the names of three people to replace Job Mokgoro as premier by the end of the week. This instruction came after Mokgoro had refused to resign as premier earlier in the year after he was accused of being responsible for the poor state of local municipalities in the province. He had a fallout with the ANC IPC, which accused him of ignoring instructions.[5] On 17 August 2021, the IPC's coordinator announced Maape as the party's candidate to replace Mokgoro as premier. Maape was selected over two other potential candidates for premier: the speaker of the provincial legislature Sussana Dantjie and the finance member of the executive council Motlalepula Rosho.

Maape is reportedly seen as a compromise candidate to appease party factions and was expected to be sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature and premier later in the week,[6][7][8] however, on 20 August 2021, it was reported that none of the 21 ANC Members of the Provincial Legislature, including Mokgoro, had offered to resign their seats in the legislature.[9] Mokgoro officially resigned as premier on 26 August and Finance MEC Motlalepula Rosho was sworn in as acting premier. Mokgoro did not resign as a member of the provincial legislature on that day. An ANC MPL needed to resign in order for Maape to be sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature and then be elected premier.[10] Mokgoro resigned as an MPL on 27 August.[11][12] Maape was sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature on 1 September.[13][14]

During a full sitting of the North West Provincial Legislature on 7 September 2021, Maape was elected as premier, despite a challenge from the DA's Winston Rabotapi. Maape received 21 votes compared to Rabotapi's 5 votes.[15] He was sworn in later that day.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Njilo, Nonkululeko (17 August 2021). "ANC names Bushy Maape as North West premier-elect as protests break out". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "DFA 25 years ago". Diamond Fields Advertiser. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ANC prisoners released from Robben Island, Cape Town". UCT Libraries Digital Collections. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ Ndaba, Baldwin (17 August 2021). "ANC names new North West Premier-elect Bushy Maape, incumbent Job Mokgoro still in office". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ Tandwa, Lizeka (30 June 2021). "National working committee instructs ANC North West to replace Mokgoro". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ Harper, Paddy (17 August 2021). "Job is jobless as Maape gets the nod as new North West premier". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ^ Khumalo, Junior (17 August 2021). "Bushy Maape announced as North West premier-elect". News24. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ^ Tsotetsi, Ditaba (17 August 2021). "ANC IPC announces Bushy Maape as North West Premier-elect". SABC News. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  9. ^ Ndaba, Baldwin (20 August 2021). "No decision on a new Premier for North West - Job Mokgoro remains for now". IOL. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ^ Tau, Poloko. "Maape still sidelined as acting premier appointed after Mokgoro resigns". Citypress. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  11. ^ "Mokgoro resigns as North West MPL | eNCA". www.enca.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  12. ^ Plessis, Carien du (2021-08-26). "NORTH WEST: Job Mokgoro has resigned as premier but his chosen successor, Bushy Maape, will have to wait more than two weeks to step up". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  13. ^ "North West Premier-Elect Bushy Maape sworn-in as MPL". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  14. ^ Khumalo, Juniour. "North West Premier-elect Bushy Maape sworn in as MPL". News24. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  15. ^ "Bushy Maape officially takes over Mokgoro's job as North West premier". The Citizen. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  16. ^ Tau, Poloko. "Bushy Maape finally sworn-in as North West premier". Citypress. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

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