1. Jane Sithole served as a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature since May 2014 and as a Provincial Leader of the Mpumalanga Democratic Alliance.
18 Facts About Jane Sithole
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Jane Sithole holds a National Diploma in Office Administration from the Tshwane University of Technology.
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Jane Sithole obtained a Diploma in Political Leadership and Governance from the Wits School of Governance.
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Jane Sithole further obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Political Leadership and Governance from the Wits School of Governance.
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Jane Sithole obtained a Management Development Programme certificate from the Graduate School of Management at the University of Pretoria.
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Jane Sithole obtained a Senior Management Programme certificate from the Graduate School of Management at the University of Pretoria.
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Jane Sithole joined the Democratic Alliance, previously known as the Democratic Party, in 1999.
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Jane Sithole had served as a councillor of both the Emalahleni Local Municipality and the Nkangala District Municipality from 2000 until 2014.
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Jane Sithole served as Chief Whip of Emalahleni Caucus from 2007 up to 2014.
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Jane Sithole was elected to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in 2014 and was appointed to the position of Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance caucus.
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Jane Sithole currently sits on the Health and Social Development, and Education, Culture, Sport and Recreation committees.
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Jane Sithole was elected to the position of Provincial Deputy Leader in 2012 until 2015.
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In 2015 Jane Sithole was elected to the position of Provincial Chairperson of the party.
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Jane Sithole was elected unopposed as the Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga on 3 March 2018, succeeding James Masango.
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On 20 September 2018, Jane Sithole was announced as the Democratic Alliance's Mpumalanga Premier candidate for the 2019 election.
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Jane Sithole was re-elected unopposed as provincial leader in October 2020.
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Jane Sithole supported interim DA leader John Steenhuisen's campaign to become leader of the party for a full term at the party's Federal Congress.
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Jane Sithole was re-elected to another term as the party's provincial leader at the provincial congress in February 2023, and served as the Leader of the Democratic Alliance Caucus in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature from 2018 to 2024.