Pule Josiah Shayi was born on 30 June 1972 and is a South African politician who has served as the mayor of Mopani District Municipality since 2019.
10 Facts About Pule Shayi
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Pule Shayi is best known as the Regional Chairperson of the African National Congress in the Mopani region, an office he has held since 2017.
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Pule Shayi has teaching diploma and a Bachelor of Arts in media studies from the University of South Africa.
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Pule Shayi was a member of the South African National Civic Organisation and the South African Democratic Teachers' Union.
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Pursuant to the 2016 local elections, Pule Shayi was elected Mayor of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality; he was sworn in on 16 August.
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Just over a year into his tenure, at a regional party elective conference held in Tzaneen in September 2017, Pule Shayi was elected Regional Chairperson of the ANC's Mopani regional branch, the largest in Limpopo.
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Pule Shayi defeated the incumbent, Seaparo Sekoati, to win the position, receiving 155 votes against Sekoati's 131.
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On 7 June 2019, Pule Shayi was sworn in as Executive Mayor of Mopani District Municipality.
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Pule Shayi is a member and regional leader of the South African Communist Party.
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Pule Shayi ultimately did not stand for the chairmanship but instead became the running mate of Dickson Masemola, who sought to challenge the incumbent, Stan Mathabatha, for the chair on a slate which included Soviet Lekganyane.