Violet Mathye | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Limpopo Executive Council for Transport and Community Safety | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2024 | |
| Premier | Phophi Ramathuba |
| Preceded by | Florence Radzilani |
| Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Susani Violet Mathye is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2014. She was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 2014 general election, ranked 26th on the ANC's provincial party list.[1] She was ranked 14th upon her re-election in the 2019 general election.[1]
Simultaneously, Mathye served as Regional Deputy Chairperson of the ANC's branch in Mopani between 2013 and 2021. She was elected comfortably to the position in November 2013, beating Norman Machete with 102 votes against Machete's 66,[2] and she was re-elected in September 2017.[3] She deputised Regional Chairpersons Seaparo Sekoati (from 2013 to 2017) and Pule Shayi from (2017 to 2021).[3] At the party's next regional elective conference in June 2021, Mathye did not stand for re-election and was succeeded by Gerson Molapisane.[4] She was also elected to two consecutive four-year terms on the Limpopo ANC's Provincial Executive Committee in June 2018[5] and June 2022.[6]
Having been re-elected to the Provincial Legislature in the 2024 general election, Mathye was named to the Limpopo Executive Council; her portfolio being Transport and Community Safety.[7]
- ^ a b "Susani Violet Mathye". People's Assembly. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Import, Pongrass (25 November 2013). "Sekoati comes out on top at Mopani conference". Polokwane Observer. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b Import, Pongrass (14 September 2017). "Shayi elected ANC regional chairperson". Letaba Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Pule, Goodman elected unopposed". Mopani News. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Additionals on ANC's new provincial executive announced". Polokwane Observer. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Import, Pongrass (10 June 2022). "Smooth sailing at ANC Limpopo's 10th elective conference". Review. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Ramathuba shakes up Limpopo provincial cabinet". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 3 July 2024.