Mmabatho Olive Mokause is a South African politician serving as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from the Northern Cape since March 2020.
12 Facts About Mmabatho Mokause
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Mmabatho Mokause is a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters.
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Mmabatho Mokause was appointed to the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of Parliament, in April 2015 and served in the chamber until January 2018.
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Mmabatho Mokause is a resident of Kuruman in the Northern Cape.
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Mmabatho Mokause has been a party member of the Economic Freedom Fighters since its inception and was appointed to serve on the inaugural Central Command Team, the party's highest decision-making body.
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Mmabatho Mokause was elected to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in the general election held on 7 May 2014 as one of two party representatives and took office as a Member of the Provincial Legislature on 21 May 2014.
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In November 2014, Mmabatho Mokause was assaulted while attending the EFF provincial conference in the Northern Cape.
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Mmabatho Mokause was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly on 21 April 2015.
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In October 2017, the Diamond Fields Advertiser reported that the EFF central command had instructed Mmabatho Mokause to "resign immediately" from Parliament.
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Mmabatho Mokause's resignation came into effect on 1 January 2018.
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However, Mmabatho Mokause returned to the National Assembly following the May 2019 general election.
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Mmabatho Mokause was sworn in as a Member of the National Council of Provinces, the upper house, in March 2020 and filled the seat left vacant by the resignation of Poppy Koni.