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Sekhopi Malebo

Sekhopi Malebo

Sekhopi Molisaotsile Andrew Malebo (born 5 April 1960) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC) and a former anti-apartheid activist from the Free State.

Born
1960 (66 years)
Party
African National Congress
Political position

Centre · Where sources place the party (African National Congress)
Wikipedia: centre to centre-left (African National Congress)
Ideology: social democracy, African nationalism, non-racialism

4%Probability · Mayor of Mangaung (Bloemfontein)?

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He sat in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1996 and was Free State MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport from 1997 to 2004, then went into business. He is named among the ANC's possible contenders for Mayor of Mangaung in the 2026 local government election.

Career

Malebo was regional ANC chairperson for the Southern Orange Free State in 1991. He represented the ANC in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1996, then in the Free State provincial legislature from 1996 to 2004. From 1997 to 2004 he was MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport, serving under Premiers Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri and Winkie Direko. After 2004 he pursued a business career. In 2020, Wikipedia records, he co-organised a march on the ANC's Luthuli House calling for Ace Magashule's dismissal. In August 2026 he appeared on the ANC's shortlist of Mangaung contenders.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Daily Maverick · Wikipedia

  1. Sekhopi Malebo 4%
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Mayor of Mangaung (Bloemfontein)?

OutcomeLeft – RightProbability
Werner PretoriusCentre35%
Lulaman Oditi-Titi31%
Bongani Mathae8%
Sam Matiase7%
Gregory NthatisiCentre7%
Vusimuzi Soqaga7%
Motshewa Tladi4%
Sekhopi MaleboCentre4%
Thabo Manyoni4%
Theodorah Mosala-Leeuw2%

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