Mathupa Lameck Mokoena (born 23 March 1957) is a South African politician and traditional leader who is currently the chairperson of the Mpumalanga House of Traditional Leaders and the national president of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa). The leader of Mpumalanga's Mathibela Tribal Authority, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament from 1994 to 2009.
Lameck Mokoena | |
|---|---|
| Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| Assembly Member for Limpopo | |
| In office June 1999 – May 2009 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – June 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mathupa Lameck Mokoena 23 March 1957 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Residence(s) | GaMathibela, Bushbuckridge |
Traditional leadership
editBorn on 23 March 1957,[1] Mokoena is the leader of the Mathibela Tribal Authority in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Mpumalanga.[2][3] He served as chairperson of the Mpumalanga House of Traditional Leaders from 2012 to 2017, when he was succeeded by Sandile Ngomane;[4] he returned to the same office at the conclusion of Ngomane's term in 2022.[5]
Mokoena is also the president of Contralesa.[6][7] In that capacity, he was a firm opponent of the Customary Initiation Bill, an attempt by Parliament to regulate customary initiation schools; among other things, he objected to the inclusion of women on the proposed oversight committees, which he said would be "to us Africans... an insult".[8]
Legislative career
editMokoena was elected to represent the ANC in the National Assembly in the 1994 general election, South Africa's first under universal suffrage.[9] In the next general election in 1999, he was elected to an ANC seat in the National Council of Provinces; he served the constituency of Limpopo, which at the time was called the Northern Province and was inclusive of Bushbuckridge.[10] He served two terms in the National Council of Provinces, gaining re-election in 2004.[11]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Anger as Mpumalanga chief bans home burials". The Mail & Guardian. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Mpumalanga: Tug-of-war between traditional leaders and community over sacred site being used as a nature reserve". Daily Maverick. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "New Mpumalanga traditional leaders chair announced". 013NEWS. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "First strategic planning meeting of House of traditional leaders in Mpumalanga takes place". SABC News. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "R12,000 monthly stipend laughable, say traditional leaders". Sunday Times. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Celebrating culture with Bokoena royalty in Oakley". Mpumalanga News. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Initiation Bill trips over Contralesa". The Mail & Guardian. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Members of the National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. 23 September 1999. Archived from the original on 12 October 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "List of Members of the National Council of Provinces". Parliament of South Africa. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
External links
edit- 2021 interview about initiation schools