Lesego Makhubela
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Lesego Makhubela | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | Illinois University |
Lesego Ellis Makhubela (born 1986) is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 2019. He formerly represented the ANC as a local councillor in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, where he was also the Regional Chairperson of the ANC Youth League. In 2022, he was elected to a four-year term as a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Gauteng branch.
Makhubela was born in 1986.[1][2][3] He has a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Illinois University in the United States.[1]
ANC Youth League
Makhubela was active in the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) and chaired the league's local branch in Lotus Gardens in Tshwane.[4] By 2015, he was the Regional Chairperson of the ANCYL's Tshwane branch, with Ezra Letsoalo as his deputy.[5][6] In 2015, he was viewed by the Mail & Guardian as one of the top contenders to succeed Julius Malema as President of the national ANCYL.[1] When the league's national elective conference was held in September 2015, there was a minor uproar when another frontrunner, Ronald Lamola, apparently failed to gain the requisite support to stand as a nominee. Makhubela was nominated afterwards but declined the nomination, saying that he would prefer a recount of Lamola's nominations; Collen Maine was therefore elected unopposed.[7]
Makhubela remained in office as ANCYL Regional Chairperson and was re-elected to that position in October 2017.[6] He also represented the ANC as a local councillor in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and was the spokesman for the ANC's caucus in the council.[8]