Boyce Maneli

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Boyce Maneli
MP
Chairperson of the
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
22 May 2019
ConstituencyGauteng
Executive Mayor of the West Rand District Municipality
In office
25 August 2016 – May 2019
Preceded byMpho Nawa
Succeeded byDennis Thabe
Regional Chairperson of ANC West Rand Region
In office
2014–2018
Personal details
Born
Boyce Makhosonke Maneli
Political party
BPAHons
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OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Boyce Makhosonke Maneli is a South African politician from

Member of Parliament for the African National Congress since 2019. He had previously served as the Executive Mayor of the West Rand District Municipality
from 2016 to 2019 and as the Regional Chairperson of the ANC's West Rand Region from 2014 to 2018.

Education

Maneli earned a

Politics

Maneli served as the Regional Chairperson of the West Rand Region of the African National Congress from 2014 to 2018 and as the Executive Mayor of the West Rand District Municipality from 2016 to 2019.[2][1] He is a member of the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) of the ANC in Gauteng.[1]

Parliamentary career

Maneli stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from Gauteng in the 2019 national elections,[3] and was elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019.[4][5] In June 2019, Maneli was appointed to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Communications and the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration.[6] Following the resignation of Hope Papo, Maneli was elected unopposed as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on 21 August 2019.[7]

He served as an alternate member of the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry before becoming a member.

VBS Mutual Bank

On 9 August 2020, the ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) decided that Maneli and Merafong mayor

looted from the bank before it collapsed.[9] In October 2020, the PEC said that Maneli should be suspended with immediate effect.[10] In February 2022, the ANC's national dispute resolution committee (NDRC) set aside the PEC's decision for Letsie and Maneli to resign from their positions.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mr Boyce Makhosonke Maneli - Parliament of South Africa". www.parliament.gov.za. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "New West Rand district Mayor elected". Randfontein Herald. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ Davis, Rebecca (22 May 2019). "SA's 6th Parliament: High spirits, high energy as new MPs sworn in at Parliament". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. 27 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Election of Chairperson; Communications Legacy Report | PMG". pmg.org.za. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. ^ Ntshidi, Edwin. "ANC: Boyce Maneli, Maphefo Letsie must step down over VBS scandal". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. ^ Madia, Tshidi. "I will not resign - ANC MP won't go down without a fight". News24. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. ^ "ANC PEC wants Boyce Maneli suspended with immediate effect". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  11. ^ Madia, Tshidi. "ANC's Maphefo Letsie and Boyce Maneli cleared of any wrongdoing in VBS bank saga". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

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