Lesiba Mothiba
Member of the National Assembly
In office
20 February 2001 – April 2004
Personal details
Born
Lesiba Christopher Mothiba

(1937-08-17)17 August 1937
Died20 July 2013(2013-07-20) (aged 75)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress (since March 2003)
Other political
affiliations		United Democratic Movement (until March 2003)

Lesiba Christopher Mothiba (17 August 1937 – 20 July 2013) was a South African politician and traditional leader. He rose to prominence during apartheid as a politician in Lebowa and the leader of the GaMothiba traditional authority in present-day Polokwane, Limpopo. He later served in the post-apartheid National Assembly from 2001 to 2004, representing the United Democratic Movement (UDM) until he crossed the floor to the African National Congress (ANC) in 2003.

Life and career

Mothiba was born on 17 August 1937[1] and held a BAdmin degree.[2] After beginning his career as a civil servant and salesman, he joined the Lebowa Legislative Assembly in 1973 and served as a minister in the Lebowa government. He also owned a bottle store and petrol station in Sebayeng.[2]

Lebowa was disbanded upon the end of apartheid. In the 1999 general election, Mothiba stood as a UDM candidate for election to the National Assembly.[1] Though he was not initially elected, he was sworn in on 20 February 2001, filling the casual vacancy created by Manna Naidoo's resignation.[3] During the March 2003 floor-crossing window, Mothiba was among the UDM representatives who resigned from the party and joined the governing ANC.[4] He served the rest of the parliamentary term under the ANC's banner.

In addition to his political activities, Mothiba was the traditional leader of GaMothiba in present-day Polokwane Local Municipality, a hereditary lifetime appointment that he held for more than three decades.[5] He died on 20 July 2013 after a short illness.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Keeble, Sheila (1982). The Black Who's Who of Southern Africa Today. African Business Publications. p. 250.
  3. ↑ "The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations". Parliament of South Africa. 2 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Six more UDM MPs defect". News24. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Mothiba served his people well". Sowetan. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via PressReader.
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