Thembisile Nkadimeng (born 1972 or 1973) is a South African politician for the

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. She is the current

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, in office since March 2023. She had previously served as Deputy Minister Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2021 to 2023.

Education

Nkadimeng holds a Bachelor of Arts (honours) degree and a higher education diploma from the

University of the North The University of Limpopo is a university in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the University of the North and the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). These previous institutions for ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Philosophy in Political Studies from

Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ...

. She has also completed an advanced programme in management at

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Career

Nkadimeng is a member of the

. In July 2014, she was elected mayor of the

Polokwane Local Municipality The Polokwane Local Municipality (or simply Polokwane Municipality) is a local municipality located within the Capricorn District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It shares its name with the city of Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg). Polo ...

following the resignation of Freddy Greaver. She was re-elected as mayor at a council sitting after the 2016 local elections. In June 2019, Nkadimeng was elected president of the

South African Local Government Association The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is a national, voluntary political association in South Africa. It is a public entity composed of South Africa's local governments. The association's members are made of all South Africa's 257 ...

(SALGA). She was previously the provincial chairperson of SALGA in

Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...

National government

On 5 August 2021, Nkadimeng was appointed as Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs by President

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. She then resigned as mayor and as SALGA president. She was sworn into office on 10 August. Nkadimeng was promoted to

during a cabinet reshuffle on 6 March 2023.

References

External links

Thembi Nkadimeng, Ms
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