Gijimani Skosana
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9 September 1978
CN Mahlangu College
Kutloano ea Kagiso Institute
ICT Institute
University of the Witwatersrand
Gijimani Skosana | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 2 November 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gijimani Jim Skosana 9 September 1978 |
| Party | African National Congress |
| Education | Bonginhlanhla High School CN Mahlangu College Kutloano ea Kagiso Institute ICT Institute University of the Witwatersrand |
| Profession | Politician |
Gijimani Jim Skosana (born 9 September 1978) is a South African politician from Mpumalanga and a current Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress (ANC). He previously served as the mayor of the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality from 2016 to 2017.
Gijimani Jim Skosana was born on 9 September 1978.[1] He matriculated from Bonginhlanhla High School. He holds a certificate in mechanical engineering from the CN Mahlangu College, a certificate in Leadership Development from the Kutloano ea Kagiso Institute, and an MSOQ certificate in computer science from the ICT Institute. Skosana also holds a certificate in Municipal Financial Management from the University of the Witwatersrand.[2]
Political career
A member of the African National Congress, Skosana is a current member of the party's regional executive committee in the Nkangala Region in Mpumalanga. He is a former convenor of the African National Congress Youth League's provincial task team.[2] He also served as the regional deputy chairperson of the ANC Youth League in the ANC's Nkangala Region. He was also the Ephraim Mogale district secretary of the Young Communist League of South Africa. While a student at the CN Mahlangu College, he served as the branch secretary of the South African Students Congress.[2]
Skosana was the branch secretary of the ANC's ward 3 branch in the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality.[2] Before he was elected mayor of the municipality in the August 3, 2016 municipal elections,[3] he was the council speaker.[2]
In March 2017, Skosana was robbed and kidnapped from his house, before being dumped near Kwaggafontein in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality.[4] He was removed as mayor in September 2017 and replaced with Thulare Madileng.[3]