Phuti Peter Keetse is a South African politician who served as a Member of the

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for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from 2019 to 2020. He was the president of the party's student organisation and a

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activist.

Background

Keetse was born in Sekhung village in

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. He has a BTech in Civil Engineering from the

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. He was active in #FeesMustFall protests that occurred at the university. Keetse joined the Economic Freedom Fighters, when it was founded back in July 2013. In 2017, he was elected president of its student command.

Parliamentary career

Keetse was

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to the National Assembly of South Africa in May 2019. In June 2019, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology. He was a member of the portfolio committee until 4 September 2020. Keetse resigned from Parliament on 5 October 2020.

References

External links

Mr Phuti Peter Keetse – Parliament of South Africa
Living people People from Limpopo Economic Freedom Fighters politicians University of Johannesburg alumni Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{KwaZuluNatal-politician-stub