Malitaba Moleleki
Malitaba Moleleki | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 or 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Malitaba Sarah Moleleki (born 1959 or 1960) is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State Provincial Legislature since 2014. Before that, she was the Mayor of Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality in the Free State until her resignation in September 2013.
Early life and career
[edit]Moleleki was born in 1959 or 1960.[1][2] She formerly represented the ANC as a local councillor in the Free State. She was a Member of the Mayoral Committee and council Chief Whip in Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality and she also served as Mayor of Phuthaditjhaba.[3] She was subsequently the Mayor of Maluti-a-Phofung Local until September 2013, when she resigned amid allegations of procurement irregularities.[4][5]
Provincial legislature
[edit]Moleleki was first elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2014 general election, ranked 12th on the ANC's provincial party list.[3] She was re-elected to her seat in the 2019 general election, ranked 18th on the ANC's party list.[3]
On 28 May 2016, while she was serving her first term in the legislature, she was arrested in a Woolworths on Adderley Street in Cape Town after a CCTV operator observed her shoplifting. She attempted to leave the store with earrings and nail polish, worth R259, that she had not paid for.[1] Moleleki said that she had mistakenly put the items in her handbag along with her cell phone after being distracted by a phone call.[1] However, IOL reported that the CCTV footage showed that Moleleki had unpackaged the items and "concealed" them in her pocket and handbag.[2] She appeared in the Cape Town Community Court and, after meeting with a social worker, was recommended for a "diversion" from the criminal justice system, in which the criminal charges against her were withdrawn and she was referred to a "theft intervention" programme.[1][2] The opposition Democratic Alliance subsequently reported her to the provincial legislature's ethics committee.[6] At the time of the incident, she was also a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Free State branch.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Shoplifting arrest a 'simple misunderstanding says Free State MPL". Sowetan. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Geldenhuys, Henriette (16 June 2016). "MPL caught red-handed in Woolies". IOL. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Malitaba Sarah Moleleki". People's Assembly. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "ANC inspired by the youngest FS mayor". Bloemfontein Courant. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Struggling municipality must pay up". News24. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Free State DA refers ANC MPL shoplifter to ethics committee". News24. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ms Malitaba Sarah Moleleki at People's Assembly