Elisa Sisi Mabe was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress in the Free State Provincial Legislature and National Council of Provinces.
11 Facts About Sisi Mabe
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Sisi Mabe was born on 21 August 1967 in Phiritona in Heilbron in the former Orange Free State.
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Sisi Mabe matriculated in Heilbron and obtained teaching diplomas at the Sefikeng College of Education in QwaQwa.
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Sisi Mabe later earned an Honours degree in leadership and management from the University of the Free State.
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Sisi Mabe later became active in the ANC Women's League and rose through the ranks to serve as Regional Treasurer of the ANCWL in the Free State.
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Sisi Mabe was a member of the South African Communist Party.
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Sisi Mabe formerly represented the ANC in the National Council of Provinces.
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Sisi Mabe remained in that office until February 2011, when, in a mid-term reshuffle, she was appointed MEC for Public Works.
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Sisi Mabe's election was in line with the ANCWL's directive that provinces with a male Premier should elect a female Speaker.
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Less than a year after her election as Speaker, Sisi Mabe died in hospital in Vereeniging, Gauteng on 30 November 2014.
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Sisi Mabe was married to River Mabe, who predeceased her, and had three children.