Fana Mokoena

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Fana Mokoena
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
24 August 2016 16 October 2024

Mokoena was initially a member of the African National Congress. [2] He later left the party, because he believed it was corrupt. He then became a Founding Member of the Economic Freedom Fighters, where he now serves a member of the party's Central Command Team. [11] Between 2014 and 2016, he was a member of the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa. [12] In 2016, he was appointed as a member of the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, as a member from Free State. [13] Mokoena won a second term in the 2019 general election, with the Economic Freedom Fighters almost doubling their number of seats. [14]

Mokoena resigned from the National Assembly with effect from 16 October 2020 but remained in the EFF's Central Command Team as a member of the War Council, the party's operational authority. [15] He has returned to the Film and Television industry as a writer and producer. His company Praise Poet Pictures is working on several international productions. After 8 years hiatus from the entertainment industry due to his engagements in politics, Mokoena has returned to the small screen in a popular South African soapie Scandal! in a lead role as Vukile Kubheka which has thrust him back into the entertainment centre-stage.

Filmography

References

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  9. "The Black Consciousness Movement and student demonstration: Kroonstad 1976". AIDC | Alternative Information & Development Centre. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. "Mother of EFF's Fana Mokoena, Khasiane Ntloko has died". News365.co.za. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. "I've had 5 ANC friends who condemned me for joining EFF now apologise, says Fana Mokoena". TimesLIVE. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. "Hansard: NCOP: Appointment of returning Officers; Election of Chairperson of National Council of Provinces". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. "Actor Fana Mokoena gets a hot new seat in parliament". TimesLIVE. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. Bhengu, Cebelihle (9 December 2019). "MP Fana Mokoena reflects on EFF's growth: 'The party has shown tenacity & resilience'". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  15. "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 22 October 2020.