Tokozile Xasa (born 28 April 1965) is a South African politician, replaced as

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of South Africa by President

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in his cabinet re-shuffle on 26 February 2018. Under Xasa's watch SA Tourism, an entity under the Department of Tourism, spent R6.9 million on the PR services of

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, at the same time the controversial

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were using Bell Pottinger to sow racial division in South Africa. Xasa was the Minister of Sport and Recreation from 26 February 2018 to 29 May 2019.

Education

Xasa holds a bachelor's degree from the

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as well as a master's degree in Public Administration from the

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Political career

Prior to her appointment as minister, Xasa served as mayor of a district municipality in the Kei District Council in the

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during the transitional period in 1997, an office she held until 2000. Between 2005 and 2009 she was a member of the Provincial Executive Council of Social Development in the Eastern Cape. On 31 March 2017 she replaced

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as the Minister of Tourism.

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Tokozile Xasa
''Who's Who Southern Africa'' 1965 births Living people African National Congress politicians Government ministers of South Africa Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women government ministers of South Africa University of Fort Hare alumni Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa South African Ministers for Sport and Recreation Members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature {{SouthAfrica-mayor-stub