1. Bongani Thomas Bongo was born on 29 June 1978 and is a South African politician and the former Minister of State Security, a position to which he was appointed on 17 October 2017 by President Jacob Zuma until he was relieved from the post on 28 February 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Bongani Bongo was the only appointment that had not been a cabinet minister before.
Bongani Bongo served as President of the University of Limpopo's Alumni and Convocation Association between 2016 and 2022, and became its emiratus president soon after that.
Bongani Bongo actively contributed to several parliamentary committees, including the Constitutional Review Committee, which examined possible amendments to Section 25 of the South African Constitution.
On 2 July 2019, Bongani Bongo was elected chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, securing the position despite opposition from political rivals.
Bongani Bongo's nomination, put forward by ANC MP Musa Chabangu and seconded by Tidimalo Legwase, was ultimately successful against the DA's proposed candidate, Angel Khanyile.
Bongani Bongo's removal was part of a broader restructuring within the party, reflecting shifts in internal political dynamics.
Bongani Bongo was born on 29 June 1978 in Dennilton, a town now part of Limpopo's Sekhukhune District Municipality and situated near the provincial border with Mpumalanga.
Bongani Bongo is the third of five children born to Thomas Bongo and Emily Makhanya.
Bongani Bongo became a member of the South African Student Congress and served as president of the Students' Representative Council from 2001 to 2002.
Bongani Bongo played a leadership role in Parliament's ad hoc committee established in July 2019 to amend Section 25 of the South African Constitution.
Bongani Bongo was accused of attempting to bribe Ntuthuzelo Vanara, the evidence leader in Parliament's inquiry into state capture at Eskom.
Bongani Bongo was implicated in a separate Hawks investigation into alleged irregular land transactions during his tenure as a legal adviser in the Mpumalanga human settlements department.