Former Polokwane mayor included in national cabinet
Thembi Nkadimeng was appointed as the minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs during the recent cabinet reshuffle by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
POLOKWANE – The appointment of former Mayor of Polokwane, Thembi Nkadimeng as Minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) came as no surprise as she comes from a background of serving local government nationally as the Deputy Minister of the same department as well as President of the South African Local Government Association (Salga).
Parks Tau, who is also a former Deputy Minister of Cogta and Mayor of Johannesburg as well as president of Salga and Zolile Burns-Ncamashe will assist Nkadimeng as deputy ministers.
Though she is among the youngest members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s aging national executive, her past achievements speak in her favour.
She was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Cogsta following a cabinet reshuffle on August 5, 2021.
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She holds a Higher Education Diploma from the University of the North and obtained a BA (honours) Degree and B.Phil (Political Studies) from the University of Stellenbosch. She also attended Wits Business School for several advanced programmes in management.
She served as the mayor of Polokwane from July 2014 until 2021 and was also a deputy president of Salga and holds the record as the second female president of the organization since it was formed. She was also the co-president of United Cities of Local Government (UCLG).
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Nkadimeng is known as a hard and diligent worker with an open door policy and her hands on knowledge of local government should be an asset to local government in Limpopo and the country as such.
