Bernard Molewa

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Bernard Molewa
Member of the National Assembly
In office
May 1994 – April 2004
ConstituencyNorth West
Personal details
Born
Bernard Gilbert Molewa

(1921-09-15)15 September 1921
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Bernard Gilbert Molewa (born 15 September 1921)[1] is a South African retired politician and former anti-apartheid activist. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004, gaining election in 1994[2] and 1999.[1]

Molewa joined the ANC before it was banned by the apartheid government in 1960. After the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1955, he, with David Bopape and others, was an instrumental figure in establishing ANC "culture clubs", designed to supplement the inferior resources of the black education system.[3] Molewa went into exile with the ANC in the early 1960s.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  3. ^ a b Houston, G.; Mati, S.; Seabe, D.; Peires, J.; Webb, D.; Dumisa, S.; Sausi, K.; Mbenga, B.; Manson, A.; Pophiwa, N. (25 August 2015). "The liberation struggle and liberation heritage sites in South Africa". Human Sciences Research Council. Retrieved 19 May 2023.