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Nono Maloyi
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Member of the North West Executive Council for Human Settlement, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
In office
November 2022 – 14 June 2024
PremierBushy Maape
Preceded byLenah Miga
Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in the North West
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 2022
DeputyLazzy Mokgosi
Preceded bySupra Mahumapelo
In office
May 2008 – July 2009
DeputyMolefi Sefularo
Preceded byEdna Molewa
Succeeded bySupra Mahumapelo
Member of the National Assembly
In office
3 June 2016 – 28 February 2019
In office
23 April 2004 – 25 June 2007
ConstituencyNorth West
Other political offices
Member of the North West Executive Council for Human Settlement, Public Safety and Liaison
In office
April 2012 – 6 May 2014
PremierThandi Modise
Succeeded byCollen Maine (for Local Government and Human Settlements)
Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature
In office
May 2009 – April 2012
PremierMaureen Modiselle
Thandi Modise
Preceded byThandi Modise
Succeeded bySupra Mahumapelo
Personal details
Born (1968-05-05) 5 May 1968 (age 56)
CitizenshipSouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Patrick Dumile Nono Maloyi (born 5 May 1968) is a South African politician who served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlement, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the North West province from November 2022 until June 2024. In August 2022, he was elected Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in the North West, a position he formerly held from 2008 to 2009.

Maloyi has served in both the National Assembly and the North West Provincial Legislature; he was formerly the Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2012 and MEC for Human Settlement and Public Safety from 2012 to 2014. Most proximately, he served in the National Assembly from 2016 until 2019, when he retreated from legislative politics. He 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.

Early life and activism

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Maloyi was born on 5 May 1968.[1] According to Maloyi, he became a member of the African National Congress (ANC) in the mid-1980s,[2] and in the post-apartheid period he rose to prominence in the ANC of the North West province. He was a local leader of the ANC Youth League[3] and, according to the Mail & Guardian, he was a political opponent of Popo Molefe, who represented the ANC as Premier of the North West between 1994 and 2004.[4]

Parliament: 2004–2007

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In the 2004 general election, Maloyi was elected to represent the ANC in the National Assembly, serving the North West constituency.[1] During the legislative term that followed, he was one of several politicians implicated in South Africa's Travelgate scandal, which concerned the abuse of parliamentary travel vouchers.[5] The following year, he pled guilty to one count of fraud, in relation to an amount of R150,000, and in October 2006 he was sentenced to pay a fine of R60,000 or serve five years' imprisonment.[4][6]

North West Legislature: 2007–2016

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Election as ANC chair: 2008

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On 25 June 2007,[7] 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.[8]

In 2008, at a hotly contested ANC provincial conference,[9] Maloyi was elected provincial chairperson of the ANC in the North West.[10] He was viewed as aligned to Thabo Mbeki, who had recently lost the ANC presidency to Jacob Zuma at the ANC's 52nd National Conference.[11]

Speaker: 2009–2012

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The following year, after the ANC's victory in the North West in the 2009 general election, Maloyi was one of three candidates whom the provincial ANC recommended for the post of Premier.[12] However, that position went to Maureen Modiselle and Maloyi was instead elected as Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature.[2]

Shortly into Maloyi's tenure as Speaker, in July 2009, his term as ANC provincial chairperson ended prematurely when the ANC National Executive Committee disbanded the party's entire North West provincial leadership. 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.[13] When the North West ANC elected its new leadership in 2011, Supra Mahumapelo, who had been ANC provincial secretary under Maloyi, was elected to succeed Maloyi as chairperson. A source told the Mail & Guardian that Maloyi had intended to run for re-election but had lost the support of Mahumapelo and his supporters, and that the relationship between Maloyi and Mahumapelo subsequently soured.[4]

He 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".[2]

Executive Council: 2012–2014

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Maloyi left the speaker's office to became Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlement, Public Safety and Liaison under Modiselle's successor, Premier Thandi Modise.[14][15]

Pursuant to the 2014 general election, Mahumapelo was elected to succeed Modise as Premier, and though Maloyi was re-elected to his seat in the provincial legislature, he was not re-appointed to the Executive Council.[15]

Return to Parliament: 2016–2019

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In June 2016, Maloyi resigned from the provincial legislature[16] and was appointed to return to the National Assembly.[15] During Maloyi's time in Parliament, Mahumapelo's ANC provincial executive committee was disbanded by the ANC National Executive Committee in 2018 and Maloyi was appointed to the interim task team which was installed to take over the leadership of the provincial party.[17] He served less than a full term in Parliament, departing in February 2019.[15]

Return to the North West: 2020–present

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Election as ANC chair: 2022

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As early as 2020 the media speculated that when the North West ANC elected a new leadership corps, Maloyi might make a political comeback,[18][19][20] as a leading member of a North West ANC faction known as "N12".[21][22][23] In 2020 and 2021, several newspapers reported on claims that several North West politicians' phones had been tapped, allegedly by intelligence operatives working for Premier Job Mokgoro.[19][24] Maloyi was allegedly one of the affected politicians and the Mail & Guardian reported that he had laid criminal charges in connection with the alleged wiretap.[25]

In March 2022, he was formally nominated to stand for election to a second term as ANC provincial chairperson. He was nominated by his local ANC branch in Tlokwe near Potchefstroom, North West.[26] At the ANC's ninth provincial conference in the North West, held in Rustenberg in August 2022, Maloyi was elected provincial chairperson.[23] He had run against Premier Bushy Maape and, initially, against Mahumapelo. However, shortly before the election, Mahumapelo pulled out of the race and endorsed Maloyi's candidacy.[27][28] Maloyi won 370 votes against Maape's 294.[28]

Culpable homicide charge

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In 2022, during Maloyi's campaign for election as ANC provincial chairperson, some opponents – particularly in the Bojanala region of North West – argued unsuccessfully that he should be barred from contesting the position, in line with the ANC's step-aside policy, because he had previously been charged with culpable homicide.[28][29] The charge was reportedly related to a 2018 car accident on the N12 which led to the death of one person.[30][31] The National Prosecuting Authority had provisionally withdrawn the charge against him in May 2022,[30] but Maloyi's opponents argued that the charge might be reinstated.[29] Maloyi lamented that they were "trying to leverage an unfortunate situation for political gain".[29] He said:

The ANC step-aside rule was meant to root out bad apples from the organisation and not to settle political scores. The accident was an unforeseen and unfortunate incident. It was not corruption, money laundering, or any of the criminal acts that were meant to be rooted out by the step-aside policy.[29]

Return to the legislature: 2022–present

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On 8 November 2022, Maloyi was sworn back into the North West Provincial Legislature, filling a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Kim Medupe.[32] On 21 November, Maape, who remained the Premier, announced a cabinet reshuffle which saw Maloyi appointed MEC for Human Settlement, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.[33]

Following the 2024 general election, Maloyi was not amongst the interviewees for North West premier. ANC deputy provincial chairperson Lazarus Mokgosi was elected to succeed Bushy Maape. Maloyi was not appointed to Mokgosi's Executive Council.[34]

References

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  1. ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Abdication Speech by the Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature Hon Nono Maloyi". South African Government. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Next stop ANC NEC for North West strongman Supra Mahumapelo". Sunday Times. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Chika murder causes mayhem in divided North West". The Mail & Guardian. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ "'We saved money through Travelgate payout'". IOL. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Travelgate: 14 plead guilty". The Mail & Guardian. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ^ "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Fired MEC takes matter to High Court". IOL. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ Ngalwa, Sibusiso (12 May 2008). "ANC battle for control cripples conference". IOL. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  10. ^ African National Congress (1 October 2008). "Statement: Names of ANC provincial office bearers". Politicsweb. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Premier's position on the line". The Mail & Guardian. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Governing against the tide". The Mail & Guardian. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. ^ "ANC disbands committee in 'unstable' North West". The Mail & Guardian. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Blame devil for some crimes, says MEC". Cape Argus. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via PressReader.
  15. ^ a b c d "Patrick Dumile Nono Maloyi". People's Assembly. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  16. ^ "North West Provincial Legislature swears in new member". South African Government. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  17. ^ Stone, Setumo (7 December 2020). "ANC v ANC | Supra headlines competing by-election event". City Press. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  18. ^ Stone, Setumo (5 July 2020). "'He's not the alpha and omega' – How alliance partners stopped North West Premier Job Mokgoro's new reshuffle". City Press. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  19. ^ a b Stone, Setumo (5 July 2020). "Spying claims in North West ANC: Former MP's calls and messages intercepted". City Press. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  20. ^ "National working committee instructs ANC North West to replace Mokgoro". The Mail & Guardian. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  21. ^ Stone, Setumo (30 November 2020). "'It's advantage Supra now': North West cabinet appointment reveals who is really in charge". City Press. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  22. ^ "North West rotates municipal managers to serve greed and power". The Mail & Guardian. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  23. ^ a b Stone, Setumo (15 August 2022). "Marathon ANC North West conference ends without completing business". City Press. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  24. ^ "North West premier in phone tapping claims". The Mail & Guardian. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  25. ^ "North West premier refuses to resign as IPC looks for his replacement". The Mail & Guardian. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  26. ^ Stone, Setumo (9 March 2022). "Nono Maloyi stakes a claim for ANC North West chairperson position". City Press. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  27. ^ "ANC North West elects Supra Mahumapelo-endorsed top 5". Sowetan. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  28. ^ a b c Njilo, Nonkululeko (15 August 2022). "New North West ANC chair Nono Maloyi aims for 'clean-up process' to rebuild branches". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  29. ^ a b c d Khumalo, Juniour (15 August 2022). "Newly-elected ANC North West chairperson Nono Maloyi could be forced out due to unresolved case". News24. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  30. ^ a b Kanyane, Zinhle (19 August 2022). "ANC's Mabe refutes claims that step-aside rule will be imposed on new NW chair". EWN. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  31. ^ Mafisa, Itumeleng (11 August 2022). "Step-aside rule blocks Nono Maloyi". IOL. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  32. ^ "North West Legislature welcomes Nono Maloyi as new member of Provincial Legislature". South African Government. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  33. ^ Kanyane, Zinhle (22 November 2022). "NW Premier reshuffles his cabinet, makes room for Nono Maloyi". EWN. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  34. ^ Masungwini, Norman. "North West and Free State premiers sideline ANC chairpersons in their new cabinets". City Press. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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