Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo is a South African politician and musician. He served as the Provincial Secretary of the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...

North West Provincial Leadership from 2011 until August 2018. He previously served as Speaker of the

North West Provincial Legislature The North West Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of North West (South Africa), North West. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the memb ...

and member of the North West Provincial Legislature and

Premier of North West The Premier of North West is the head of government of the North West province of South Africa. The current Premier of the North West is Bushy Maape, a member of the African National Congress, who was elected premier in September 2021 after the ...

. Mahumapelo stepped down in May 2018 after violent protests called for him to step down. On 9 May 2018, Mahumapelo announced that he would take leave of absence and appointed Finance MEC Wendy Nelson as acting Premier. President

Cyril Ramaphosa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is currently serving as the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa. Formerly an anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader, and ...

appointed an inter-ministerial task team to investigate violent protests in the province's capital Mahikeng and other towns through the province over a long period of time. which revealed a range of weaknesses across the provincial government and in municipalities. These included poor governance practices‚ skills shortages‚ incompetence‚ corruption and questionable supply chain management practices. Mahumapelo resigned as premier on 23 May 2018 and as member of the

on 22 June 2018. He was subsequently appointed to head the ANC's provincial political school.

Early life and education

Supra Mahumapelo was born on 7 June 1968 in Manamolelo outside

Delareyville Delareyville is a maize- and peanut-farming town situated in North West Province of South Africa. The town is 96 km south-west of Lichtenburg, 82 km north-east of Vryburg, 114 km north-west of Wolmaransstad, and 61 km north of ...

in the

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. His mother, Agnes Matlakala Bereng, was a domestic worker who worked in

Klerksdorp Klerksdorp () is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp, the largest city in the North West Province, is located southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Repu ...

and later in Helderkruin,

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. She was forced by her son to leave her domestic work in 1995. His father, Stephen Kalagongwe Mahumapelo, was an entrepreneur in

Saulspoort Saulspoort (also known as Moruleng) is a village at the northern foot of the Pilanesberg, about 65 km north of Rustenburg. It was named after a former baKgatla chief, Tsheole, called Saul by the early settlers. It was established when Henr ...

near

Rustenburg Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 20 ...

. Mahumapelo was the herd boy of his village. He started his schooling at Marotse Primary School and later attended Tlotlego Middle School in the

Atamelang Atamelang is a township in Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The township is in the former country of Bophutatswana, some 22 km north-west of Delareyville. Atamelang was established set up by the then apar ...

township. He spent his high school years in Phatshima High School in Atamelang and matriculated at Kgamanyane High School in

Moruleng Saulspoort (also known as Moruleng) is a village at the northern foot of the Pilanesberg, about 65 km north of Rustenburg. It was named after a former baKgatla chief, Tsheole, called Saul by the early settlers. It was established when Henr ...

. After matric, Mahumapelo went to the former Transvaal Northern Technikon and obtained a National Diploma in Commercial Practice (NDCom). At the

University of South Africa The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, U ...

, he then did a Certificate in Public Finance and Economics. He then obtained his masters degree in Political Economy at the

University of Port Elizabeth The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) was a public university located in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. UPE was founded on 31 January 1964, by an act of parliament, and held its first academic year in 1965. It off ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahumapelo, Supra Living people 1968 births African National Congress politicians Premiers of North West (South African province) Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians