Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in Limpopo
In office 17 July 2008 – March 2013
Deputy
Dickson Masemola
Preceded by
Sello Moloto
Succeeded by
Stanley Mathabatha
Personal details
Born
Cassel Charlie Mathale
(1961-01-23) 23 January 1961 (age 63) Tzaneen, Transvaal Union of South Africa
Political party
African National Congress
Alma mater
University of the Western Cape
Cassel Mathale (born 23 January 1961) is a South African politician who was the third Premier of Limpopo between March 2009 and July 2013. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Police in the South African government and before that was Deputy Minister of Small Business Development from February 2018 to May 2019.
Formerly an anti-apartheid activist in the United Democratic Front, Mathale began his political career in the Limpopo provincial legislature and in the Limpopo branch of the African National Congress (ANC). He served as Provincial Secretary of the ANC in Limpopo from 2002 to 2008, when he was elected the party's Provincial Chairperson. Additionally, from December 2008 he was a Member of the Executive Council for Roads and Transport in the Limpopo provincial government under Premier Sello Moloto. When Moloto resigned in March 2009, Mathale became acting Premier and then was formally elected as Premier by the provincial legislature.
Though re-elected as ANC Provincial Chairperson in December 2011, Mathale lost the position when the ANC National Executive Committee disbanded the ANC Provincial Executive Committee in March 2013, amid a scandal which appeared to implicate Mathale and his close ally Julius Malema in improper conduct. Several months later, the national ANC withdrew its support for Mathale's premiership and asked him to resign. He did so on 15 July 2013. After his resignation from the Limpopo government in July 2013, Mathale was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly. Several years into Mathale's tenure in Parliament, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed him Deputy Minister of Small Business Development in February 2018 and then Deputy Minister of Police in May 2019.
CasselMathale (born 23 January 1961) is a South African politician who was the third Premier of Limpopo between March 2009 and July 2013. He is currently...
He was elected to the position in July 2013 after the resignation of CasselMathale. He was previously a public servant in Limpopo province and from 2012...
served in the Limpopo Executive Council from 2009–2013 under Premier CasselMathale. She was elected to the National Assembly in 2014, and was elected to...
Premier of Limpopo, an office held since July 2013 by Stan Mathabatha. CasselMathale was elected to his first full term as Premier in the 2009 general election...
favourably described by both Zuma and the Premier of Limpopo Province, CasselMathale, as the "future leader" of South Africa. Detractors describe him as...
latter half of his term, Moloto faced sustained political pressure from CasselMathale, Julius Malema, and other provincial politicians who supported Jacob...
2013 he served under CasselMathale as Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the ANC in Limpopo. Simultaneously, he served in Mathale's government as Member...
officially opened in May, 2010 by the Premier of Limpopo Province, Mr. CasselMathale. The Shearer family established The Ranch in May 1960 initially as a...
the North was personally officiated by the former Premier of Limpopo, CasselMathale alongside the executive mayor of Polokwane, Freddy Greaver. Pick n Pay...
Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs under Premier CasselMathale. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC), an alumnus of...
Mail & Guardian. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2022. "Mr Cassel Charlie Mathale". Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Retrieved 29 November...
of the Executive Council for Finance until July 2013 under Premier CasselMathale. His department was controversially placed under national administration...
appointed to the Limpopo Executive Council by newly elected Premier CasselMathale, who named him as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Public Works...
Gugile Nkwinti, his Deputy, Dr Joe Phaahla, and the Limpopo Premier, CasselMathale, promised to visit the village from time to time to supervise the work...
"Move to oust CasselMathale". The Mail & Guardian. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2023. "Disunity threatens bid to oust CasselMathale". The Mail & Guardian...
Development from May 2009 to January 2011 during the premiership of CasselMathale. In 2013, she was charged with fraud and corruption in connection with...
Mboweni (born 1959), businessman, economist and former central banker CasselMathale former Limpopo Premier, Current DP Marchant de Lange (born 1990), international...
Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Public Works under Premier CasselMathale from January 2011 until July 2013. She failed to gain re-election to...
Limpopo Executive Council from May 2009 to July 2013. Under Premier CasselMathale, he served as Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic...
(South African television presenter, radio DJ, actress and producer) CasselMathale (Former Premier of Limpopo) Daniel Cornel Marivate (South African writer...
elected Provincial Chairperson CasselMathale, and Pinky Kekana was elected as his deputy. Although Maswanganyi, Mathale, and other top leaders were perceived...
Academy – officially opened on 22 May by the Premier of Limpopo Province, CasselMathale. 24.5 km south of Polokwane. Pappas died in June 2015 of a heart attack...
Energy Nobuhle Nkabane August 2021 – present Deputy Minister of Police CasselMathale May 2019 – present Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises Obed Bapela...
(born 1961) Stanley Mathabatha, 4th Premier of Limpopo (born 1957) CasselMathale, 3rd Premier of Limpopo (born 1961) Senzo Mchunu, 6th Premier of KwaZulu-Natal...
Ngwenya (North West) Fish Mahlalela (Mpumalanga) Lucas Mello (Mpumalanga) CasselMathale (Limpopo) Ngoako Ramathlodi (Limpopo) David Makhura (Gauteng) S'bu Ndebele...
13 March 2012, he was appointed to the Limpopo Executive Council by CasselMathale, then the Premier of Limpopo, who appointed him MEC for Agriculture...
2012 under Premier CasselMathale. He served two terms as Provincial Secretary of the ANC in Limpopo, from 2011 to 2013 under Mathale and from 2018 to 2022...
intended to replace Mdaka with a candidate more strongly aligned to CasselMathale, then the ANC's Provincial Chairperson in Limpopo, and Julius Malema...
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