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'''Kgalema Motlanthe''' (born 1949) is a kaffir. |
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'''Kgalema Motlanthe''' (born 1949) is a [[South Africa]]n politician, former trade unionist, [[Member of Parliament|Member]] of [[National Assembly of South Africa|Parliament]], Deputy President of the ruling [[African National Congress]] (ANC) and Minister without Portfolio in the South African cabinet. On 23 September 2008, following the ousting of President [[Thabo Mbeki]], the ANC confirmed that Motlanthe was their preferred candidate to replace Mbeki as president until the 2009 elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/TheEndofMbeki/0,,2-7-2457_2398126,00.html|title=Motlanthe will be president - ANC|publisher=News24|date=2008-09-23}}</ref> The South African constitution provides that parliament elects the president from among its members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/world/international-affairs/anc-chooses-mbeki-replacement-$1241782.htm|publisher=inthenews.co.uk|title=ANC chooses Mbeki replacement|date=2008-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/22/2371292.htm?section=justin|publisher=abc.net.au|title=South Africa names new president|date=2008-09-22}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Motlanthe was influenced by the revolutionary ideology of the [[Black Consciousness Movement]] of [[Steve Biko]].{{Fact|date=September 2008}} He was detained by the apartheid government in 1977 at the age of 28, the year after the infamous 1976 [[Soweto uprising]].{{Fact|date=September 2008}} |
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In 1976 he was detained for 11 months for pursuing the aims of the African National Congress.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} He was later sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on [[Robben Island]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.za/books?id=e9gcBCCIliwC|title=Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid|first=Fran Lisa|last=Buntman|isbn=0521007828|pages=306|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2003}}</ref> Shortly after his release he was elected Secretary-General of the [[National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa)|National Union of Mineworkers]]. In 1997 when politician-businessman [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] retired from politics, Motlanthe was elected Secretary-General of the ANC. |
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==Land Bank== |
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Motlanthe is a shareholder of Pamodzi Investment Holdings. In February 2006, auditors revealed that a total of about R2 billion in loans by the Land Bank, a government institution established to help farmers, had gone sour. Earlier, a R800 million (about $112 million) 10 year loan had been given to Pamodzi. This amounted to nearly one-third of the Land Bank's total assets, and was a non-agricultural investment. There is no suggestion that this particular loan was non-performing. Pamodzi chief executive Ndaba Ntsele denies there was any wrongdoing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.businessday.co.za/cgi-bin/transcripts/t-showtranscript.pl?1122000172|title=Pamodzi denies Land Bank deal is "dodgy"|first=Lindsay|last=Williams|publisher=Business Day|date=2005-07-21}}</ref> The government has since fired the Land Bank chairman and agreed to inject R700 million to keep the Land Bank operative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0410/p06s01-woaf.htm|title=Graft shakes South Africa's vaunted ANC party|first=Scott|last=Baldauf|publisher=The Christian Science Monitor|date=2007-04-10}}</ref> |
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==Minister and Member of Parliament== |
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Motlanthe was elected Deputy President of the African National Congress at the party's [[52nd National Conference of the African National Congress|52nd National Conference]] in [[Polokwane]] in December 2007, defeating the Mbeki camp's choice of [[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=328048&area=/ancconference_home/ancconference_news/ |title=Jacob Zuma is new ANC president |publisher=[[Mail & Guardian]] |date=2007-12-18}}</ref> The new ANC leadership, dominated by supporters of [[Jacob Zuma]], applied pressure on President Thabo Mbeki to appoint Motlanthe to the cabinet. He became a Member of Parliament in May 2008<ref name=mp/> and in July was appointed to the cabinet by Mbeki as Minister without Portfolio. This was seen as a step towards a smooth transition to a future Zuma government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1254618120080712 |title=Mbeki appoints ANC deputy leader to cabinet|date=2008-07-12 |publisher=Reuters }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/News/Article.aspx?id=788593 |title=Mbeki set to bring Motlanthe into cabinet |first=Ndivhuho |last=Mafela |publisher=The Times |date=2008-06-22 }}</ref> |
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On [[September 23]], Nathi Mthethwa, [[Chief Whip]] of the ruling [[African National Congress]] (ANC) stated Mbeki's resignation takes effect on [[25 September]] 2008. ANC President Jacob Zuma said that his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe, would become acting president until [[South African general election, 2009|2009 general elections]]: "I am convinced - if given that responsibility - he (Motlanthe) would be equal to the task."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.afriquenligne.fr/south-africa:-mbeki's-resignation-effective-thursday-2008092312613.html |publisher=[[afriquenligne]] |title=South Africa: Mbeki's resignation effective Thursday |date=2008-09-22 |accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> The [[African National Congress]] confirmed that "Kgalema Motlanthe is to become caretaker president until 2009 elections."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7629239.stm news.bbc.co.uk |title=Motlanthe: South Africa's safe hands |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2008-09-23 |accessdate=2008-09-23}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/motlanthle-k.htm Kgalema Motlanthe] Biography |
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*[http://www.anc.org.za African National Congress] |
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*[http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=328056&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/ ANC Policy won't change] |
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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/22/southafrica3 Zuma ally picked to replace Mbeki] |
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{{African National Congress Leaders}} |
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{{Lifetime|1949||Motlanthe, Kgalema}} |
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[[Category:South African politicians]] |
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Revision as of 00:09, 24 September 2008
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Kgalema Motlanthe | |
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| File:Afrique-du-sud-le-vice-president-de-l-anc-kgalema-motlanthe.jpg | |
| President-elect of South Africa | |
| Assumed office September 25 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Deputy President of the African National Congress | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Zuma |
| Secretary-General of the African National Congress | |
| In office 1997–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Succeeded by | Gwede Mantashe |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office May 20 2008[1] | |
| Preceded by | Zipporah Noisey Nawa (her death) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Kgalema Motlanthe (born 1949) is a kaffir.
- ^ "Proceedings of the National Assembly". Hansard. 2008-05-20.