Masefako Dikgale

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| office1 = Member of the National Assembly of South Africa

| term_start1 = 22 May 2019

| term_end1 = 30 January 2023

| constituency1 = Limpopo

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| term_end2 = 7 May 2019

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Masefako Clarah Dikgale is a South African politician who was a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2019 to 2023. Prior to serving in the National Assembly, she served as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Limpopo from 2009 to 2019. Dikgale is a member of the African National Congress.

Education

Dikgale graduated from the University of Limpopo with a honours degree in education. She completed a PALAMA leadership and governance short course with the University of South Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand.{{Cite web|title=Mrs Masefako Clarah Dikgale - Parliament of South Africa|url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/45|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.parliament.gov.za}}

Political career

Dikgale served as the secretary of the ANC Women's League of the ANC Manyoro branch in ward 33 in the Polokwane Local Municipality. She is current chairperson of the ANC's Charles Rawane branch in Ga-Dikgale in Polokwane under the Mankweng Cluster. Dikgale is the current national treasurer of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa and the current chairperson of CONTRALESA's women's wing in Limpopo.

Parliamentary career

=National Council of Provinces=

In 2009, she was elected as an ANC permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Limpopo.{{Cite web|title=List of NCOP MPs - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb|url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/list-of-ncop-mps|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.politicsweb.co.za|language=en}} She was re-elected in 2014.{{Cite web|title=Hansard {{!}} NCOP: Appointment of returning Officers; Election of Chairperson of National Council of Provinces {{!}} PMG|url=https://pmg.org.za/hansard/18536/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=pmg.org.za|language=en}} She was then elected House Chairperson for International Relations and Members Interests.{{Cite web|title=Hansard {{!}} NCOP : Plenary {{!}} PMG|url=https://pmg.org.za/hansard/18537/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=pmg.org.za|language=en}}

==Committee memberships==

Select Committee on Trade and International Relations{{Cite web|title=Masefako Clarah Dikgale|url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/masefako-clarah-dikgale/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=People's Assembly|language=en}}
Select Committee on Appropriations
Select Committee on Economic Development
Select Committee on Finance
Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill
Joint Standing Committee on Defence
Select Committee on Economic and Business Development
Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Parmed

=National Assembly of South Africa=

In 2019, she stood for election to the South African National Assembly as 3rd on the ANC's Limpopo list.{{Cite web|title=ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb|url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/anc-national-and-provincial-lists-for-2019-electio|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.politicsweb.co.za|language=en}} At the election, Dikgale won a seat in the National Assembly.{{Cite web|title=SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/Elections/News/see-these-are-the-people-who-will-represent-you-in-parliament-provincial-legislatures-20190515|access-date=2021-08-28|website=News24|language=en-US}}

Dikgale was one of four ANC MPs who resigned parliament in late-January and early-February 2023 to make way for newly elected members of the ANC national leadership to be sworn in.{{Cite web |last=Motsoere |first=Gloria |title=ANC to swear in new MPs after wave of recent resignations |url=https://ewn.co.za/2023/02/05/anc-to-swear-in-new-mps-after-wave-of-recent-resignations |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en}}

==Committee memberships==

Rules of the National Assembly
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Constitutional Review Committee
Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence{{Cite web|last=Gerber|first=Jan|title=Parliament finally has a intelligence watchdog|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/parliament-finally-has-a-intelligence-watchdog-20191114|access-date=2021-08-28|website=News24|language=en-US}}

Personal life

Isaac Lesiba Maphotho, Cassel Mathale, Soviet Lekganyane, Thandi Modise, Baleka Mbete, Stanley Mathabatha, Rosina Semenya and Maite Nkoana-Mashabane are her political idols. Her interests include reading, singing and talking.

References

External links

[https://www.ancparliament.org.za/content/masefako-clarah Dikgale, Masefako Clarah] at African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Politicians from Limpopo

Category:Members of the National Council of Provinces

Category:Women members of the National Council of Provinces

Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029

Category:Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa

Category:African National Congress politicians

Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024