Violet Mathye

{{Short description|South African politician (born 1967)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| office1 = Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Transport and Community Safety

| premier1 = Phophi Ramathuba

| term_start1 = 20 June 2024

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Florence Radzilani

| successor1 =

| termstart2 = 21 May 2014

| office2 = Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature

| honorific_suffix = MPL

| party = African National Congress

| citizenship = South Africa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|09|12|df=y}}

}}

Susani Violet Mathye (born 12 November 1967) is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2014. She was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 2014 general election, ranked 26th on the ANC's provincial party list.{{Cite web |title=Susani Violet Mathye |url=http://www.pa.org.za/person/susani-violet-mathye/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=People's Assembly |language=en}} She was ranked 14th upon her re-election in the 2019 general election.

Simultaneously, Mathye served as Regional Deputy Chairperson of the ANC's branch in Mopani between 2013 and 2021. She was elected comfortably to the position in November 2013, beating Norman Machete with 102 votes against Machete's 66,{{Cite web |last=Import |first=Pongrass |date=2013-11-25 |title=Sekoati comes out on top at Mopani conference |url=https://reviewonline.co.za/360805/sekoati-comes-out-on-top-at-mopani-conference/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Polokwane Observer |language=en-US}} and she was re-elected in September 2017.{{Cite web |last=Import |first=Pongrass |date=2017-09-14 |title=Shayi elected ANC regional chairperson |url=https://letabaherald.co.za/42939/shayi-elected-anc-regional-chairperson-2/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Letaba Herald |language=en-US}} She deputised Regional Chairpersons Seaparo Sekoati (from 2013 to 2017) and Pule Shayi from (2017 to 2021). At the party's next regional elective conference in June 2021, Mathye did not stand for re-election and was succeeded by Gerson Molapisane.{{Cite web |date=1 July 2021 |title=Pule, Goodman elected unopposed |url=https://mopaninewssa.co.za/?p=1301 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Mopani News |language=en-US}} She was also elected to two consecutive four-year terms on the Limpopo ANC's Provincial Executive Committee in June 2018{{Cite web |date=2018-06-26 |title=Additionals on ANC's new provincial executive announced |url=https://reviewonline.co.za/484195/additionals-on-ancs-new-provincial-executive-announced/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Polokwane Observer |language=en-US}} and June 2022.{{Cite web |last=Import |first=Pongrass |date=2022-06-10 |title=Smooth sailing at ANC Limpopo's 10th elective conference |url=https://reviewonline.co.za/?p=542880 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Review |language=en-US}}

Having been re-elected to the Provincial Legislature in the 2024 general election, Mathye was named to the Limpopo Executive Council; her portfolio being Transport and Community Safety.{{Cite web |title=Ramathuba shakes up Limpopo provincial cabinet |url=https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/ramathuba-shakes-limpopo-provincial-cabinet/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Jacaranda FM}}