Malitaba Moleleki

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Malitaba Moleleki
MPL
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born1959/1960(age 62–63)
Citizenship South Africa
Political party African National Congress

Malitaba Sarah Moleleki (born 1959 or 1960) is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State Provincial Legislature since 2014. Before that, she was the Mayor of Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality in the Free State until her resignation in September 2013.

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Early life and career

Moleleki was born in 1959 or 1960. [1] [2] She formerly represented the ANC as a local councillor in the Free State. She was a Member of the Mayoral Committee and council Chief Whip in Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality and she also served as Mayor of Phuthaditjhaba. [3] She was subsequently the Mayor of Maluti-a-Phofung Local until September 2013, when she resigned amid allegations of procurement irregularities. [4] [5]

Provincial legislature

Moleleki was first elected to the Free State Provincial Legislature in the 2014 general election, ranked 12th on the ANC's provincial party list. [3] She was re-elected to her seat in the 2019 general election, ranked 18th on the ANC's party list. [3]

On 28 May 2016, while she was serving her first term in the legislature, she was arrested in a Woolworths on Adderley Street in Cape Town after a CCTV operator observed her shoplifting. She attempted to leave the store with earrings and nail polish, worth R259, that she had not paid for. [1] Moleleki said that she had mistakenly put the items in her handbag along with her cell phone after being distracted by a phone call. [1] However, IOL reported that the CCTV footage showed that Moleleki had unpackaged the items and "concealed" them in her pocket and handbag. [2] She appeared in the Cape Town Community Court and, after meeting with a social worker, was recommended for a "diversion" from the criminal justice system, in which the criminal charges against her were withdrawn and she was referred to a "theft intervention" programme. [1] [2] The opposition Democratic Alliance subsequently reported her to the provincial legislature's ethics committee. [6] At the time of the incident, she was also a member of the Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC's Free State branch. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shoplifting arrest a 'simple misunderstanding says Free State MPL". Sowetan. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Geldenhuys, Henriette (16 June 2016). "MPL caught red-handed in Woolies". IOL. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Malitaba Sarah Moleleki". People's Assembly. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "ANC inspired by the youngest FS mayor". Bloemfontein Courant. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Struggling municipality must pay up". News24. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Free State DA refers ANC MPL shoplifter to ethics committee". News24. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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