Truman Prince is a South African politician, former

Central Karoo District Municipality The Central Karoo District Municipality (Afrikaans: Sentraal Karoo-distriksmunisipaliteit) is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC5. Geography The Central Karoo District Municipa ...

manager, and currently Executive Mayor of

Beaufort West Local Municipality Beaufort West Local Municipality ( af, Beaufort-Wes Plaaslike Munisipaliteit) is a municipality located in Western Cape Province, South Africa. the population is 49,586. Its municipality code is WC053. Geography The municipality covers an are ...

. Truman Prince obtained his Honours Degree in Public Administration in 2013, and successfully completed his master's degree in Public Administration in 2015 at the University of the Western Cape, with a thesis entitled "The Challenges of Community Participation at a local level - A case study of the Beaufort West Municipality".

History

Once a member of the

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

(ANC), he was expelled from the party in January 2006 when a TV documentary on child prostitution showed him flirting with underage girls at a truck stop in Beaufort West. later founding the Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (Icosa). He was reinstated as municipal manager by the municipal council in June 2007 after a protracted legal battle, but was fired from his post in August by provincial vote.

References

Living people Beaufort West Local Municipality Mayors of places in South Africa African National Congress politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{WesternCape-politician-stub