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Gwede Mantashe is a South African politician, holding posts of ANC secretary general and chairperson of the South African Communist Party.
Born in 1955 in Cala in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Mantashe was the Secretary-General of the National Union of Mineworkers until their 12th National Conference held in May 2006 where he was succeeded by Frans Baleni. He made history by becoming the first trade unionist to be appointed to the board of Directors of a JSE Limited-listed company, namely Samancor, in 1995.
Political career
He served for two years at Chairperson of the Technical Working Group of the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa). He was the chairperson of the South African Communist Partyuntil July 2012, and was elected ...
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African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Gwede Mantashe today (5 January 2011) paid tribute to traditional leaders for the role they played during the Wars of Dispossession against colonialism and apartheid, calling on chiefs to work closely with the ANC.
On a campaign trail in Limpopo's Sekhukhune region ahead of the upcoming January 8 Statement, Mantashe told a group of local traditional leaders who packed the Batubatse Primary School hall that chiefs played a crucial role in the formation of the ANC. "At that time, the chief joined the ANC on behalf of his people. And ...
ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said the party will control more municipalities after this year’s local government elections.This despite service delivery protests and claims that some ANC councillors misused funds and claims that many were disconnected from the voters. Mantashe was speaking on the sidelines of the ANC’s January 8 celebrations at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Saturday.He said the party was very confident ahead of the elections.“The ANC is going to win the local government elections with a massive majority,” he said. “We are ...
The ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) will not intervene in the Western Cape branch yet, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Saturday. "There was no decision on Western Cape," Mantashe told reporters at a press briefing in Esselen Park in Kempton Park in Johannesburg. He said the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) was tasked with visiting three provinces, including the Eastern Cape and the North West, before the end of July. Mantashe said these three provinces were selected for review because "we have already reported to you that there were problems in these ...