Shakes Cele
Shakes Cele | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assembly Member for KwaZulu-Natal | |
| In office 21 July 2010 – 7 May 2019 | |
| In office 2 September 2005 – May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 25 July 2020 Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Mosie Anthony "Shakes" Cele (died 25 July 2020) was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2009.
Anti-apartheid activism
[edit]Cele was a member of the United Democratic Front in the Natal Midlands, where he was also closely involved in establishing legal ANC structures after the party was unbanned in 1990.[1][2] He was a member of the inaugural regional executive committee of the ANC's Natal Midlands branch, then chaired by Harry Gwala.[2] In October 1992, he was travelling with Gwala's deputy, Reggie Hadebe, when Hadebe was assassinated outside Ixopo; Cele, Hadebe, and John Jeffery were driving back together from peace talks with Inkatha, and Cele sustained mild injuries when the car was ambushed.[3][4]
Post-apartheid political career
[edit]Cele went on to become regional secretary and then regional chair of the ANC's Moses Mabhida branch in Pietermaritzburg.[2] On 2 September 2005, he was sworn in to an ANC seat in the National Assembly, representing the KwaZulu-Natal constituency; he replaced Ruth Bhengu, who had resigned.[5] In the next general election in 2009, he was not immediately re-elected, but he was sworn in to fill another casual vacancy on 21 July 2010.[6] He was re-elected in 2014, ranked fifth on the ANC's provincial party list for KwaZulu-Natal; during the legislative term that followed, he served as a party whip in the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development.[7]
In the 2019 general election, he dropped to the rank of 34th on the ANC's provincial party list and he was not re-elected.[7] He died on 25 July 2020 in Pietermaritzburg.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tributes pour in for KZN UDF activist Shakes Cele". IOL. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "ANCKZN mourns the passing of Cde Shakes Cele". Polity. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "TRC Final Report Volume 3, Section 1". Truth Commission Special Report. 1999. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Kaunda, Lakela (6 September 2020). "The life and times of Harry Gwala, the Lion of the Midlands". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Members of the National Assembly". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Mosie Antony Cele". People's Assembly. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Mr Mosie Antony Cele at People's Assembly
- "ANC struggle stalwart Cele remembered as a forthright leader, a loving father" at News24