Tlokwe Maserumule

Frans Tlokwe Maserumule (born 6 June 1955)[1] is a South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly, serving the Limpopo constituency, from 1999 to 2009 and later from 2010 to 2014.

Tlokwe Maserumule
Member of the National Assembly
In office
29 July 2010 – 6 May 2014
ConstituencyLimpopo
In office
June 1999 – May 2009
ConstituencyLimpopo
Personal details
Born
Frans Tlokwe Maserumule

(1955-06-06) 6 June 1955
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Moses Seletisha's Sepedi-language biography of Maserumule, Tšhutšhumakgala – Tša Bophelo bja Tlokwe Frans Maserumule, won the 2017 South African Literary Award for best debut work.[2]

Anti-apartheid activism

During apartheid, Maserumule was a member of the outlawed ANC and its military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).[3] In 2000, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission granted him amnesty in respect of his actions during an MK attack on a South African Defence Force counter-insurgency base at Tonga in 1982.[4]

Legislative career

Maserumule served two consecutive terms in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009, gaining election in 1999[1] and 2004.[5] During this time, there was a minor scandal in 2008 when South African Airways reported that he had been removed from an airplane, apparently after a drunken argument with another passenger.[6][7]

Though not initially re-elected to his seat in the 2009 general election, Maserumule later returned to the National Assembly for a final term from 2010 to 2014, joining on 29 July 2010 to fill a casual vacancy.[8][9]

References
  1. "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "South African Literary Awards 2017: All the Winners". Brittle Paper. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. "Hearings in Pretoria". Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 10 April 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. "Decisions AM 6217/97 Frans Tlokwe Maserumule". Truth Commission Special Report. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. "ANC MP denies being kicked off SAA flight". The Mail & Guardian. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. "ANC MP denies plane incident". News24. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. "Members of the National Assembly". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. "Frans Tlokwe Maserumule". People's Assembly. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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