Personal:
- Date of Birth: 7 January
- Place of Birth: Richmond in the Klein- Karoo: Northern Cape
- Marital status: Married
- Children: 3
Current Positions:
- MEC for the Department of Social Development
- Leader Of Government Business
- PEC(Provincial Executive Committee) member of the ANC for the second term
- Chairperson of the Sub-Committee of the ANC on Religious Affairs and Traditional Affairs (CRATA)
Academic Qualifications:
- Attended high school in Dimbaza, King Williams Town in the Eastern Cape
- Tertiary Education- Cape College where he obtained a Teachers Diploma in 1990
Career/Membership/Positions & other Activities:
- During the 80’s,he was instrumental in the formation of the Midlands and Karoo Youth Congress
- Chairperson of SANSCO and SATISCO
- He held numerous teaching positions in Graaf-Reinet and finished his teaching career in Richmond at the Ekaya Primary School.
- Site Chairperson of SADTU in Graaff-Reinet and Richmond
| 1991-1993 | Teacher at the Nqweba Senior Secondary School in Graaf-Reinet |
| 1993-1996 | Teacher at the Ikaya Public School in Richmond |
| 1994-1996 | He was the first black Mayor in Richmond and was the first elected Regional Chairperson of the Pixley Ka Seme Region( previously the Bo-Karoo Region) for three(3) consecutive terms |
| 1996-1997 | Teacher at the Richmond High School |
| 1997-1999 | He held the position of Accountant at the Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality |
| 2003 | He became a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature |
| 2003-2004 | He was the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Education |
| 2004 | He was elected Chief-Whip |
| 2009-2014 | He was elected as the MEC for Health |
| 2014 | He was elected as the MEC for Social Development |
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