Thabitha Mohlala
{{Short description|South African politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = African National Congress
| citizenship = South Africa
| office = Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Public Works
| premier = Cassel Mathale
| termend = 19 July 2013
| termstart = 28 January 2011
| predecessor = George Phadagi
| successor = Dickson Masemola
}}
Thabitha Mohlala is a South African politician and public servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature until 2014. She served as Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Public Works under Premier Cassel Mathale from January 2011 until July 2013.
Political career
Mohlala was not initially elected to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature in the 2009 general election{{Cite web |date=30 April 2009 |title=Limpopo MPLs elected April 22 |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/limpopo-mpls-elected-april-22 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Politicsweb |language=en}} but was sworn in during the legislative term.{{Cite web |title=Thabitha Mohlala |url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/ms-mohlala-thabitha/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=People's Assembly |language=en}} On 28 January 2011, Premier Cassel Mathale announced that she would join the Limpopo Executive Council as MEC for Public Works; she succeeded George Phadagi in that office.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2011 |title=Cassel Mathale reshuffles Limpopo cabinet |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/cassel-mathale-reshuffles-limpopo-cabinet |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Politicsweb |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=16 November 2011 |title=MEC Thabitha Mohlala locks late staff out |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2011-11-16-mec-thabitha-mohlala-locks-late-staff-out/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Sunday Times |language=en-ZA}} She remained in the public works portfolio only until July 2013, when Mathale was succeeded as Premier by Stan Mathabatha. When Mathabatha announced his Executive Council on 19 July, he fired eight of Mathale's ten MECs, Mohlala among them.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2013 |title=New premier Stan Mathabatha fires 8 of 10 Limpopo MECs |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/new-premier-stan-mathabatha-fires-8-of-10-limpopo-mecs-20150429 |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}
She served the remainder of the legislative term as an ordinary Member of the Provincial Legislature, but in the 2014 general election she was ranked 47th on the ANC's provincial party list and did not secure re-election to her seat. She stood again in the next general election in 2019, on that occasion seeking election to the National Assembly, but she was again ranked too low on the party list to gain a seat.
Personal life
Mohlala married businessman Shadi Mabasa in August 2012.{{Cite web |date=3 September 2012 |title=MEC's heart breaks – Hubby turned out to be a married playboy |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2012-09-03-mecs-heart-breaks-hubby-turned-out-to-be-a-married-playboy/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Sowetan |language=en-ZA}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|ms-mohlala-thabitha|Thabitha Mohlala}}
Category:Members of the African National Congress
Category:Members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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