Tshiamo Tshotetsi

The Honourable
Tshiamo Tshotetsi
Member of the National Assembly
Assembly Member
for North West
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 June 2024
Personal details
Born
Noble Tshiamo Tshotetsi

(1988-10-26) 26 October 1988 (age 36)
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Noble Tshiamo Tshotetsi (born 26 October 1988),[1] also spelled Tshiamo Tsotetsi, is a South African politician from the North West who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly since June 2024.[2] He was elected to his seat in the May 2024 general election, ranked first on the ANC's party list for the North West region.[1]

Youth politics

Tshotetsi rose to prominence as national secretary-general of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS). In that capacity, while addressing a rally of mineworkers near Brits in May 2014, he described Thuli Madonsela, then the Public Protector, as "that woman with the big, ugly nose".[3][4] His remarks, reflecting the unpopularity of Madonsela's recently published report on the Nkandla scandal, were criticized by the ANC,[3] and the Sunday Times labelled Tshotetsi as its Mampara of the Week.[5] The COSAS leadership said that Tshotetsi had been speaking on behalf of the organisation in his criticism of Madonsela, but it disowned his personal remark about her appearance.[4]

After leaving COSAS, Tshotetsi entered the provincial leadership of the ANC Youth League in the North West, first as its provincial spokesperson and then as its provincial secretary.[6][7] He stood unsuccessfully for election to the North West Provincial Legislature in May 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Final Candidate Lists for 2024 National and Provincial Elections: Regional Candidates" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Noble Tshiamo Tshotetsi". People's Assembly. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ANCYL, Cosas summoned over Thuli Madonsela comments". News24. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Cosas retracts comment about Madonsela's nose". Sowetan. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Mampara of the week: Tshiamo Tsotetsi". Sunday Times. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  6. ^ "North West Youth League's plea to ANC: Stop graft to make electioneering easy". IOL. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. ^ "North West ANCYL demands youth be prioritised". SABC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.