Mxolisa Simon Sokatsha was a South African accountant, educator and politician.
12 Facts About Mxolisa Sokatsha
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Mxolisa Simon Sokatsha was born on 7 January 1965 in the town of Richmond, then part of South Africa's Cape Province.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha attended high school in Dimbaza, northwest of King William's Town.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha served as the chairperson of the South African Students Congress and SANTISCO.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha was the site chairperson of the South African Democratic Trade Union in Graaff-Reinet and Richmond.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha served as the first post-apartheid mayor of Richmond between 1994 and 1996.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha was the chairperson of the ANC's Pixley ka Seme region for three terms.
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In 2003, Mxolisa Sokatsha was sworn in as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha was appointed chairperson of the legislature's education committee, a post held until after the 2004 general election, when he was named chief whip of the ANC caucus.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha succeeded Tiny Chotelo, while Mac Jack succeeded him as MEC for Health.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha was nominated to the National Assembly of South Africa following the 2019 general election and took office as an MP on 22 May 2019.
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Mxolisa Sokatsha died in a car accident, 20 kilometers outside Belmont in the Northern Cape on the N12 on 25 March 2022.