Eric Xayiya

Eric Xayiya
Member of the Gauteng Executive Council for Economic Development
In office
August 2013 – May 2014
PremierNomvula Mokonyane
Preceded byNkosiphendule Kolisile
Succeeded byLebogang Maile
Personal details
Born1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Mxolisi Eric Xayiya (born 1963 or 1964) is a South African politician who served as Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development from 2013 to 2014 and as mayor of Boksburg from 1995 to 2000. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).

Xayiya was born in 1963 or 1964.[1][2] He was the mayor of Boksburg in Gauteng province from 1995 until October 2000,[1] when he resigned after a woman accused him of raping her in his mayoral office.[2] In 2001, he pled not guilty to a charge of rape[2] and was ultimately acquitted.[3] He later worked in various departments of the Gauteng Provincial Government, until he joined the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in 2009.[4] Towards the end of the legislative term, in August 2013, he was appointed to the Gauteng Executive Council by Nomvula Mokonyane, the incumbent Premier of Gauteng. He was sworn in as MEC for Economic Development, succeeding Nkosiphendule Kolisile, who had died in a car accident the month before.[5][6]

In the 2014 general election, Xayiya was re-elected to his legislative seat, ranked 12th on the ANC's provincial party list.[7] However, newly elected Premier David Makhura dropped Xayiya from his new Executive Council, replacing him with Lebogang Maile.[8] Xayiya was instead appointed as Makhura's Special Advisor on Service Delivery Interventions,[8] a position he retained as of July 2019.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Nomvula Mokonyane appoints Mxolisi Eric Xayiya new Gauteng Economic Development MEC". Politicsweb. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Ex mayor on rape charge". News24. 8 January 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ "DA 'puzzled' by Xayiya appointment". EWN. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ Import, Pongrass (14 August 2013). "Former Boksburg mayor appointed MEC". Boksburg Advertiser. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Gauteng has new MEC for economic development". Business Day. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ Import, Pongrass (13 August 2013). "Premier appoints new MEC". Midrand Reporter. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Eric Xayiya". People's Assembly. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Media release on the appointment of the members of the Executive Council of the Gauteng Provincial Government by Premier David Makhura". South African Government. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Eskom, Gauteng government vow to deal with disruptions, crack down on illegal connections". Sunday Times. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2023.