William Bulwane
{{short description|South African politician}}
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| office = Free State MEC for Police, Roads and Transport
| premier = Sisi Ntombela
| term_start = 1 October 2021
| term_end = 14 March 2023
| predecessor = Sam Mashinini
| successor = Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae
| office1 = Free State MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development
| premier1 = Sisi Ntombela
| term_start1 = 28 May 2019
| term_end1 = 1 October 2021
| predecessor1 = Benny Malakoane
| successor1 = Thembeni Nxangisa
| office2 = Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
| term_start2 = 4 April 2018
| term_end2 = 23 April 2018
| birthname = Kwekwe William Bulwane
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| party = African National Congress
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Kwekwe William Bulwane is a South African politician who has been a member of the Free State Provincial Legislature since May 2019. He had previously served as an MPL in April 2018. Bulwane had previously served in the Free State Executive Council as the Member of the Executive Council for Agriculture and Rural Development from May 2019 to October 2021 and as the MEC for Police, Roads and Transport from October 2021 until his demotion from the Executive Council in March 2023.
Political career
Bulwane is a member of the African National Congress. He served the party's deputy provincial chairperson from the 2018 conference until the dissolution of the provincial leadership by the Supreme Court of Appeal in May 2021.{{cite news |title=New leadership elected for ANC in the Free State |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/new-leadership-elected-for-anc-in-the-free-state-20180520 |accessdate=20 September 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=20 May 2018}} He was previously the provincial secretary. Bulwane also served as the speaker of the Metsimaholo Local Municipality.{{cite news |title=Former ANC Secretary sworn in as MPL |url=https://www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za/former-anc-secretary-sworn-in-as-mpl/ |accessdate=20 September 2020 |newspaper=Bloemfontein Courant |date=5 April 2018}}
Bulwane was sworn in as a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature on 4 April 2018. He replaced former premier Ace Magashule, who had resigned to take up the post of secretary-general of the ANC full time. After serving less than three weeks, he resigned his seat on 23 April. Montseng Tsiu replaced him in the legislature.{{cite news |title=Bulwane resigns from FS Legislature after less than a month |url=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/260481/bulwane-resigns-from-fs-legislature-after-less-than-a-month |accessdate=20 September 2020 |newspaper=OFM |date=23 April 2018}}{{cite news |title=Bulwane resigns from FS Legislature after less than one month |url=https://www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za/bulwane-resigns-from-fs-legislature-after-less-than-one-month/ |accessdate=20 September 2020 |newspaper=Bloemfontein Courant |date=23 April 2018}}
However, he returned to the provincial legislature after the provincial election held on 8 May 2019. On 28 May, premier Sisi Ntombela appointed him Member of the Executive Council for Agriculture and Rural Development. He was sworn in on the same day.{{cite web |title=Premier Sisi Ntombela: Announcement of Free State Executive Council |url=https://www.gov.za/speeches/announcement-free-state-premier-hon-sefora-%E2%80%98sisi%E2%80%99-ntombela-new-executive-council-6th |website=Government of South Africa |accessdate=20 September 2020}}
On 1 October 2021, Bulwane was appointed as MEC for Police, Roads and Transport, replacing Sam Mashinini, who was dismissed as an MEC.{{Cite web|last=Khumalo|first=Juniour|title=Mxolisi Dukwana appointed Free State Cogta MEC, Sam Mashinini fired as Transport MEC|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/just-in-mxolisi-dukwana-appointed-free-state-cogta-mec-sam-mashinini-fired-as-transport-mec-20211001|access-date=2021-10-03|website=News24|language=en-US}}
Following Mxolisi Dukwana's election as Premier of the Free State in February 2023, he appointed his Executive Council the following month which saw Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae succeed Bulwane as MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport.{{Cite web |last=OFM |title=Dukwana's Exco: Out with the old, in with the new |url=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/centralsa/322609/dukwanas-exco-out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=OFM}}
Personal life
In August 2018, Bulwane announced that his BMW X5 was used during a cash-in-transit heist in Bloemfontein. He said that he had handed his car to a panel beater for repairs following an accident in May of the same year.{{cite news |last1=Chabalala |first1=Jeanette |last2=Madia |first2=Tshidi |title=Free State ANC's deputy chairperson William Bulwane's vehicle involved in cash-in-transit heist |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/free-state-ancs-deputy-chairperson-william-bulwanes-vehicle-involved-in-cash-in-transit-heist-20180812 |accessdate=20 September 2020 |newspaper=News24 |date=12 August 2018}} He laid charges against the panel beater but police questioned his possible link to the heist.{{cite news |title=Police question ANC’s Free State deputy chair William Bulwane on ‘cash heist links’ |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1994451/police-question-ancs-free-state-deputy-chair-william-bulwane-on-cash-heist-links/ |accessdate=20 September 2020 |newspaper=The Citizen |date=13 August 2020}}
On Thursday 7 April 2022, in his budget speech, the Free State MEC for Police, Roads and Transport, William Bulwane, blamed Jan van Riebeeck for the poor condition of the province’s roads.
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External links
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