Peter Mokaba

Peter Mokaba
Born(1959-01-07)January 7, 1959
Near Pietersburg, South Africa
DiedJune 9, 2002(2002-06-09) (aged 43)
Johannesburg, South Africa

Peter Mokaba, OLS[1] (7 January 1959 – 9 June 2002) was a member of the South African parliament, deputy minister in the government of Nelson Mandela and president of the South African governing party's youth wing, the ANC Youth League.[2] The Peter Mokaba Stadium, a Polokwane stadium used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was named after him.[3]

He was a friend of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Mandela.[4] At the time of his death, he had been appointed to head the ANC electoral campaign in 2004,[5] and his funeral was attended by former President Nelson Mandela, President Thabo Mbeki and Deputy President Jacob Zuma.[6] Julius Malema has described Mokaba as a personal hero.[7]

  1. ^ Peter Ramoshoane Mokaba (Posthumous)
  2. ^ jonas (21 December 2011). "African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Timeline 1944-2011". South African History Online. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane: World Cup 2010 stadium guide". The Daily Telegraph. 19 November 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Winnie Saves Face at ANC Conference". South African Press Association. 17 December 1997.
  5. ^ "The death of Peter Mokaba". African National Congress. 9 June 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ Staff Reporter (1 January 2002). "Hambe Kahle Peter Mokaba". The M&G Online. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ^ Malema defends 'his hero' Mokaba, Gugu Mbonambi, Yusuf Moolia and Sapa, IOL, 2010