Pebane Moteka

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Pebane Moteka
Member of the South African National Assembly
In office
21 May 2014 31 July 2022
Personal details
Born
Pebane George Moteka
Nationality South African
Political party ActionSA (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
Economic Freedom Fighters (Until 2023)
ProfessionPolitician

Pebane George Moteka is a South African politician who was elected to the National Assembly at the 2014 general election as a representative of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). [1] He was re-elected to parliament in 2019. [2] He resigned from parliament on 31 July 2022. [3]

Moteka was a member of the Central Command Team of the EFF, the party's highest decision-making structure. [4]

In November 2023, Moteka resigned from the EFF and joined ActionSA. He cited the EFF's open border policy as the reason for his resignation from the party. [5]

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References

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  2. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Pebane George Moteka". People's Assembly. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. Cele, S'thembile (15 December 2019). "EFF elects 40-member central command team l Citypress". City Press. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. "'I am against EFF borderless reckless policy': Former EFF MP Pebane Moteka joins ActionSA as his new political home". IOL. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.