Che Selane

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Che Selane
Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Bonnie David "Che" Selane is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2019. He was formerly the Provincial Deputy Chairperson of the Limpopo branch of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) from 2015 to 2021.

Selane was an active member of the ANCYL and acted as spokesperson for the league's Limpopo branch.[1] At a league elective conference in April 2012, he was elected to the Provincial Executive Committee of the Limpopo ANCYL.[2] At the next elective conference in May 2015, he was elected Provincial Secretary of the Limpopo ANCYL, serving under Provincial Chairperson Vincent Shoba with Jimmy Machaka as his deputy.[3][4] During its term, the league leadership corps had a hostile relationship with Stan Mathabatha, the incumbent Premier of Limpopo.[5]

Both Shoba and Selane were re-elected to their league offices at a controversial conference in August 2017.[6] In October 2018, the Provincial Executive Committee of the mainstream ANC in Limpopo suspended Selane from his office, citing media reports that Selane had improperly benefitted from corruption at VBS Mutual Bank.[7] He was reinstated in November.[8]

In the 2019 general election, Selane was elected to a seat in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature, ranked 25th on the ANC's party list.[9] However, his term as ANCYL Provincial Deputy Chairperson ended when the leadership corps was disbanded in 2021.[10]

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  1. ^ "Ludere elected ANCYL Limpopo leader". News24. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Limpopo congress a massive success – ANCYL". Politicsweb. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Limpopo ANCYL elects new leaders". News24. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Young Lions elect new leaders for the first time since 2013". The Mail & Guardian. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ Dube, Mpho (24 July 2016). "Limpopo premier an 'enemy' of the ANCYL". IOL. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ du Plessis, Carien (22 August 2017). "ANC Leadership Race: Limpopo ANCYL leaders back Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma after 'stolen' elective conference". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ "ANCYL's Selane to fight suspension after VBS scandal". SABC News. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. ^ "ANCYL Limpopo reinstrates Che Selane". Capricorn FM. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Che Bonnie David Selane". People's Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. ^ Sadike, Mashudu (29 March 2022). "Limpopo ANCYL gets ready for elective conference". IOL. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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