Deputy Minister of Correctional Services of the Republic of South Africa since 1 November 2010.
Member of African National Congress (ANC).
Academic Qualifications
Enrolled for post matriculation studies at the University of the North during the period 1977 to 1979.
Bachelor of Law from the National University of Lesotho from 1981until 1984.
LL B from the National University of Lesotho in 1986.
MSC in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe in 1988.
Admitted to the Bar of Lesotho and South Africa as an Advocate in 1997.
Positions last held/Career/Memberships/Other Activities
Participated in many student activities while at University of the North from 1977 to 1979.
Founder member and first Chairman of Arts and Drama Association at the University of the North.
Chairman of the Central, Cultural Committee (which served as the students' only voice after the banning of the Students' Representative Council (SRC).
Founder member of Azanian Students' Organisation (AZAPO), later known as South African Students' Congress(SASCO).
Member of a team which formed the Congress of South African Students (COSAS).
Went into exile in Lesotho on 17 July 1980 and continued with his studies. During this time he was involved in various student activities:
Second Secretary for the Committee of Action and Solidarity for South African Students (COSSAS) between 981 and 1983.
Secretary for Public and Foreign Affairs of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)Students' Council (SRC); responsible for liason with external organisations, issuing statements on behalf of the SRC-co-ordinating public functions. Also member of the national University of Lesotho Admissions Committe between 1982 and 1983.
Between 1983 and 1984 he served as a President of SRC at the National University Lesotho.
Member of the University Council and also the highest executive authority of the students' union.
Involved in negotiations with management and other structures of the NUL.
Head of the ANC Regional Political and Military Council of the Zimbabwe Mission from 1986 until 1988.
Re-called to Zambia to became Political secretary and assistant to the then ANC President, Oliver Tambo. In this capacity he served as the Secretary of the ANC Control Commission, a body responsible for the co-ordination of the entire liberation movement's activities and served Mr Mandela in the same capacity from 1990 to 1992.
Returned to South Africa in June 1991.
From 1992 until 1994 he was employed by the University of the North; as Deputy Registrar, Executive Assistant to the Rector and lecturer in the Public International Law.
He served as a Chairperson of the ANC Limpopo Province until 1991.
From May 1994 until 22 April 2004 he was appointed Premier of Limpopo Province.
Member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC in 1991.
In 2005 he Led the ANC delegations to oversee the election process on the invitation of Zimbabwe government.
