Mxolisi Eric Xayiya (born 1963 or 1964) is a South African politician who served as

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's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development from 2013 to 2014 and as mayor of Boksburg from 1995 to 2000. He is a member of the

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(ANC). Xayiya was born in 1963 or 1964. He was the

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of Boksburg in Gauteng province from 1995 until October 2000, when he resigned after a woman accused him of

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her in his mayoral office. In 2001, he pled not guilty to a charge of rape and was ultimately acquitted. He later worked in various departments of the

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, until he joined the

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in 2009. Towards the end of the legislative term, in August 2013, he was appointed to the

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by Nomvula Mokonyane, the incumbent Premier of Gauteng. He was sworn in as MEC for Economic Development, succeeding Nkosiphendule Kolisile, who had died in a car accident the month before. In the 2014 general election, Xayiya was re-elected to his legislative seat, ranked 12th on the ANC's provincial

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. However, newly elected Premier

David Makhura Manemolla David Makhura (born 22 February 1968) is a South African politician. He served as the 6th Premier of Gauteng following his election in 2014 until his resignation in October 2022. He was also a member of the Member of the Gauteng Provin ...

dropped Xayiya from his new Executive Council, replacing him with

Lebogang Maile Lebogang Isaac Maile (born 26 December 1979) is a South African politician currently serving as Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlements and Infrastructure Development. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) ...

. Xayiya was instead appointed as Makhura's Special Advisor on Service Delivery Interventions, a position he retained as of July 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Xayiya, Eric Living people Year of birth missing (living people) African National Congress politicians Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature