Nkoana mashabane biography definition

South African politician

Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane (born 30 September 1963),^[1] formerly known as Maite Mohale, is a South African politician who served as the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.

She was Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2018 to 2019, and previously served as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from 2009 to 2018. Nkoana-Mashabane is also a former member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC).

Biography

Nkoana-Mashabane was born in Magoebaskloof and raised in Ga-Makanye, Limpopo. During the 1980s, she was an active member of the United Democratic Front and served in various structures of the Mass Democratic Movement and the African National Congress' (ANC) underground structures.^[2]

After the unbanning of the ANC in 1990, she served the party in various structures, including the ANC Women's League (ANCWL) and actively pa