Sampson Phathakge Makwetla

Deputy Minister Makwetla was born on 18 May 1957. He went into exile and joined Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) in 1976. Upon his return to the country in 1990, he became a member of the National Executive Committee and National Working Committee (NWC) of the ANC from 1990 to 1994. From 2001, he became a member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, and held such portfolios as MEC for Safety and Security, and eventually becoming the Premier of the province. The Deputy Minister obtained a Diploma in Public and Policy Development Administration (PPDA) from Wits Graduate School and a Diploma in Social Science from Academy of Social Sciences in Sofia, Bulgaria. He matriculated at Mmabathoana High School in Maseru, Lesotho in 1977.

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