Jane Sithole

Raesetja Jane Sithole is a South African politician. She is currently serving as a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature. She is also the Provincial Leader of the Mpumalanga Democratic Alliance.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Swazi politician, Jan Sithole.
The Honourable

Jane Sithole

MPL
Provincial Leader of the Mpumalanga Democratic Alliance
Assumed office
3 March 2018
Preceded byJames Masango
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Personal details
Born
Raesetja Jane Sithole
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Party

Life and career

Sithole achieved a BA Degree in Communications from the University of South Africa. She also obtained a Diploma in Political Leadership and Governance from the Wits School of Governance.

Sithole joined the Democratic Alliance, previously known as the Democratic Party, in 1999.[3] Sithole had served as a councillor from 2000 until 2014 for the Emalahleni Local Municipality and also for the Nkangala District Municipality.

She was elected a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature in 2014 and was appointed to the position of Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance caucus. In the fifth provincial legislature (2014–2019), she sat on the Public Works & Transport, Community Safety, Security & Liaison, Health, and Social Development committees in the legislature. She currently sits on the Health and Social Development, and Education, Culture, Sport and Recreation committees.

Before being elected Provincial Leader, Sithole served as Provincial Chairperson of the party.[4] Sithole was elected unopposed as the Provincial Leader of the Mpumalanga Democratic Alliance on 3 March 2018 and succeeded James Masango.[5][6]

On 20 September 2018, Sithole was announced as the Democratic Alliance's Mpumalanga Premier candidate for the 2019 election.[7][8]

Following the May 2019 election, the Provincial Democratic Alliance lost its official opposition status to the Economic Freedom Fighters, though the party did manage to retain all three of its seats in the provincial legislature.[9]

References
  1. De Villiers, Mireille. Woman set to lead the DA in Mpumalanga for the first time. Lowvelder. 23 January 2018. Retrieved on 27 December 2018.
  2. Jane Sithole now heads Mpumalanga DA leadership. Ridge Times. 9 March 2018. Retrieved on 27 December 2018.
  3. New DA leader weeps when recalling how Koos Venter supported her, 013News, 5 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020
  4. New DA leader elected for Mpumalanga. Lowvelder. 10 March 2015. Retrieved on 8 March 2019.
  5. Jane Sithole MPL. Democratic Alliance. Retrieved on 27 December 2018.
  6. Mpande, Bridget. Jane Sithole is the new DA leader in Mpumalanga. The Citizen. 3 March 2018. Retrieved on 27 December 2018.
  7. Sithole and McGluwa to lead DA campaign for change in Mpumalanga and North West. Democratic Alliance. Retrieved on 27 December 2018.
  8. Motloung, Neo. Sithole announced as DA's premier candidate for Mpumalanga, JacarandaFM. 20 September 2019. Retrieved on 27 December 2018.
  9. EFF official opposition in Mpumalanga. Johannesburg. eNCA. 11 May 2019. Retrieved on 11 May 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by
James Masango		 Provincial Leader of the Mpumalanga Democratic Alliance
2018–present		 Incumbent
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