Babalo Madikizela is a South African urban planner and politician who served as the Eastern Cape MEC for Public Works from May 2019 to July 2022 and as a Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from November 2018 to August 2022.
15 Facts About Babalo Madikizela
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Babalo Madikizela was born in village of Mbhongweni, Mbizana in the former Transkei, which became the northeastern part the Eastern Cape in 1994.
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Babalo Madikizela attended St John's College from which he matriculated.
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Babalo Madikizela obtained a national diploma in town and regional planning from the ML Sultan Technikon, now the Durban University of Technology.
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Babalo Madikizela started his career as a planner for the Municipal Mentoring Programme and later found employment as a housing manager at the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality.
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Babalo Madikizela then worked for a fast-food restaurant in Mthatha and soon after started working in the construction industry.
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Babalo Madikizela joined the African National Congress Youth League at a young age.
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Babalo Madikizela served on the youth league's regional and provincial structures.
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Babalo Madikizela proceeded to serve on an ANC regional structure as an additional member and was later elected treasurer.
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On 1 October 2017, Babalo Madikizela was elected provincial treasurer of the ANC.
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Babalo Madikizela was deployed to the provincial legislature in November 2018 and took office as an MPL on 13 November.
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In May 2022, Babalo Madikizela challenged Oscar Mabuyane for provincial chairperson of the ANC in the Eastern Cape.
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Babalo Madikizela lost to Mabuyane, receiving 662 votes to Mabuyane's 812 votes.
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Babalo Madikizela said that he would remain a Member of the Provincial Legislature.
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Babalo Madikizela resigned from the Provincial Legislature on 2 August 2022.