Marcelle Frieda Maritz was a South African politician who served as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature sfrom 2019 until 2024.
15 Facts About Marcelle Maritz
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Marcelle Maritz was a member of the Freedom Front Plus and the party's provincial leader.
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Marcelle Maritz served as a municipal councillor of the Mogalakwena Local Municipality prior to her appointment to provincial legislature.
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Marcelle Maritz was a ward councillor of the Mogalakwena Local Municipality and a member of the DA until 2015, when the party accused her of racism.
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Marcelle Maritz denied these allegations, though the party's Provincial Disciplinary committee continued with their investigation of her breaching internal party rules.
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Marcelle Maritz resigned from the party in September 2015 amid the investigation taking place.
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Marcelle Maritz became a PR councillor in the Mogalakwena Local Municipality following the 2016 municipal election, as the FF+ had won one seat on the municipal council.
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Marcelle Maritz soon became the provincial leader of the party and was the party's premier candidate for the 2019 general election.
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Marcelle Maritz was elected to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature and became the party's sole representative.
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The FF+ responded with a media statement disputing the authenticity of the video and said that the video is from 2015, when Marcelle Maritz was still a DA member.
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The DA investigated a claim in 2015, that Marcelle Maritz had used the word and consequently dismissed her.
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Marcelle Maritz has denied both times that she used the word.
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The DA claims that the leaked video was recorded in 2017, two years after Marcelle Maritz had resigned from the DA and became a member of the FF+.
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Marcelle Maritz's lawyers have advised her not to discuss the issue publicly.
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Marcelle Maritz was buried at the Mokopane Cemetery on 11 October 2024.