Patrick Dumile Nono Maloyi was born on 5 May 1968 and is a South African politician who served as the Member of the Executive Council for Human Settlement, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the North West province from November 2022 until June 2024.
18 Facts About Nono Maloyi
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Nono Maloyi was sworn back in to the provincial legislature in early November 2022 after returning to the ANC chairmanship, and he was reappointed to the North West Executive Council shortly afterwards.
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On 25 June 2007, Nono Maloyi resigned from his seat in the National Assembly in order to swop seats with the ANC's Nomvula Hlangwana; she filled his seat in Parliament and he was sworn in to her seat in the North West Provincial Legislature, where he served as Chief Whip of the Majority Party.
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In 2008, at a hotly contested ANC provincial conference, Nono Maloyi was elected provincial chairperson of the ANC in the North West.
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Nono Maloyi was viewed as aligned to Thabo Mbeki, who had recently lost the ANC presidency to Jacob Zuma at the ANC's 52nd National Conference.
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However, that position went to Maureen Modiselle and Nono Maloyi was instead elected as Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature.
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Nono Maloyi's supporters claimed that the move was retribution by the national leadership for the North West's support for Mbeki at the 52nd National Conference.
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Nono Maloyi resigned as Speaker in April 2012; summarising his tenure, he quoted Charles Dickens: "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times".
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Nono Maloyi left the speaker's office to became Member of the Executive Council for Human Settlement, Public Safety and Liaison under Modiselle's successor, Premier Thandi Modise.
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Pursuant to the 2014 general election, Mahumapelo was elected to succeed Modise as Premier, and though Nono Maloyi was re-elected to his seat in the provincial legislature, he was not re-appointed to the Executive Council.
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In June 2016, Nono Maloyi resigned from the provincial legislature and was appointed to return to the National Assembly.
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Nono Maloyi served less than a full term in Parliament, departing in February 2019.
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Nono Maloyi was nominated by his local ANC branch in Tlokwe near Potchefstroom, North West.
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At the ANC's ninth provincial conference in the North West, held in Rustenberg in August 2022, Nono Maloyi was elected provincial chairperson.
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Nono Maloyi had run against Premier Bushy Maape and, initially, against Mahumapelo.
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The National Prosecuting Authority had provisionally withdrawn the charge against him in May 2022, but Nono Maloyi's opponents argued that the charge might be reinstated.
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Nono Maloyi lamented that they were "trying to leverage an unfortunate situation for political gain".
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On 8 November 2022, Nono Maloyi was sworn back into the North West Provincial Legislature, filling a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Kim Medupe.