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

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