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Litho Suka
Litho Suka (born 1958 or 1959) is a South African politician and former educator who served as a councillor of Nelson Mandela Bay from 2015 until 2021. He was chief whip of council between 2015 and 2016. Prior to serving in council, Suka was a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces from 2014 to 2015 and before that, a member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2009 to 2014. Suka had served as a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from 1994 until 2009. He is a member of the African National Congress. Early life and career Suka was born in Steytlerville in what was then the Cape Province of the Union of South Africa. He has a diploma in teaching. He moved to Port Elizabeth in the 1980s and taught at a secondary school there for about 12 years. Political career Suka became involved in politics in 1976 when he was a student. He became involved in student politics while at college. He was involved in the National Education Union of South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permanent Delegate To The National Council Of Provinces
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa under the (post-apartheid) constitution of South Africa, constitution which came into full effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate of South Africa#1994–1997, Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to many other upper houses of legislatures throughout the world, in that its purpose is to represent the governments of the provinces of South Africa, provinces, rather than directly representing the people. Composition The NCOP consists of ninety delegates, ten delegates for each of the nine provinces regardless of the population of the province. Each province is equally represented in the NCOP. A provincial delegation is composed of six permanent delegates and four special delegates. The party representation in the delegation must proportionally reflect the party representation in the provincial legislature, based on a formula included in the Constitution. The permanent del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
