Pebane Moteka
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| office = Member of the South African National Assembly
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| term_start = 21 May 2014
| term_end = 31 July 2022
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| birthname = Pebane George Moteka
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| nationality = South African
| party = ActionSA (2023–present)
| otherparty = Economic Freedom Fighters (Until 2023)
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Pebane George Moteka is a South African politician who was elected to the National Assembly at the 2014 general election as a representative of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).{{cite web |title=2014 elections: List of EFF MPs elected to the National Assembly |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/2014-elections-list-of-eff-mps-elected-to-the-nati |website=Politicsweb |access-date=27 December 2020 |date=17 May 2014}} He was re-elected to parliament in 2019.{{cite news |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=27 December 2020 |agency=News24 |date=15 May 2019}} He resigned from parliament on 31 July 2022.{{Cite web |title=Pebane George Moteka |url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/pebane-george-moteka/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=People's Assembly |language=en}}
Moteka was a member of the Central Command Team of the EFF, the party's highest decision-making structure.{{cite news |last1=Cele |first1=S'thembile |title=EFF elects 40-member central command team l Citypress |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/eff-elects-40-member-central-command-team-20191215 |access-date=27 December 2020 |newspaper=City Press |date=15 December 2019}}
In November 2023, Moteka resigned from the EFF and joined ActionSA. He cited the EFF's open border policy as the reason for his resignation from the party.{{Cite news |date=30 November 2023 |title='I am against EFF borderless reckless policy': Former EFF MP Pebane Moteka joins ActionSA as his new political home |work=IOL |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/i-am-against-eff-borderless-reckless-policy-former-eff-mp-pebane-moteka-joins-actionsa-as-his-new-political-home-7c428977-ee79-4aba-bdf6-ec636b8e2111 |access-date=7 December 2023}}
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- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|pebane-george-moteka|Mr Pebane George Moteka}}
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Category:Politicians from Gauteng
Category:Economic Freedom Fighters politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2019–2024
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2014–2019
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