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词条 Mosebenzi Zwane
释义

  1. Career

  2. Allegations of involvement in State Capture

  3. References

  4. External links

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|name = Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane
|image =
|office = Minister of Mineral Resources
|term_start = 23 September 2015
|term_end = 28 February 2018
|president = Jacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
|succeeded = Gwede Mantashe
|predecessor = Ngoako Ramathlodi
|party = African National Congress
|alma_mater = University of Pretoria
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Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane was the Minister of Mineral Resources of South Africa in the Second Cabinet of former President Jacob Zuma serving from 2015 until 2018. A controversial figure, Zwane became the Minister of Mineral Resources on 23 September 2015 after succeeding Ngoako Ramathlodi. Zwane is also a member of Portfolio on Small Business Development and a Member of Portfolio on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Zwane resigned on 25 February 2018 following allegations of state capture and in particular his role in the Vrede dairy farm, which helped bankroll the Gupta family wedding.

Career

Born in Vrede, South Africa, Zwane got involved in political career in the early 1980s as a member of the Thembelihle Youth Congress. He later joined the Thembelihle African National Congress (ANC) branch. Zwane also served in the regional executive committee of the Frankfort region in the early 1990s. He became the first secretary of the Frankfort region that became the Thabo Mofutsunyana region, preceding the amalgamation of local councils.

Mosebenzi Zwane became a regional executive committee member of the Thabo Mofutsunyana region and subsequently its chairperson. Zwane has been the regional chairperson of the Thabo Mofutsunyana ANC region since 2006.

Zwane was a Member of Free State Legislature (provincial legislature) since 21 May 2014. He has previously served as MEC in the Portfolio of Agriculture and Rural Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in the Free State provincial government.

In 2015 Zwane was appointed by President Jacob Zuma to succeed Ngoako Ramathlodi as Minister of Mineral Resources.

As for his Academic cursus, Mr Mosebenzi attained his secondary teacher’s diploma from the South African Teachers College in Pretoria. He also holds a certificate in Executive Leadership Municipal Development from the University of Pretoria. 

Allegations of involvement in State Capture

In January 2018, the Hawks unit of South Africa's Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation seized R220 million that the Free State Department of Agriculture under Zwane had paid to the Gupta family in connection with the Vrede Dairy Project, calling it a "scheme designed to defraud and steal monies" from the Free State Department of Agriculture.[1][2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/breaking-npa-freezes-r220m-land-linked-to-gupta-farm-20180120|title=NPA freezes R220m, land linked to Gupta farm|date=20 January 2018}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://ewn.co.za/2018/01/26/hawks-raid-fs-premier-s-office-over-gupta-linked-vrede-dairy|title=Hawks Raid FS Premier's Office Over Gupta-linked Vrede Dairy Farm|first=Barry|last=Bateman|date=25 January 2018}}

External links

  • {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|mosebenzi-joseph-zwane|Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane}}
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