Nomvula Mokonyane as Minister of Water and Sanitation.
Minister of Social Development
In office 11 May 2009 – 31 October 2010
President
Jacob Zuma
Preceded by
Zola Skweyiya
Succeeded by
Bathabile Dlamini
2nd Premier of North West Province
In office 30 April 2004 – 6 May 2009
Preceded by
Popo Molefe
Succeeded by
Maureen Modiselle
Personal details
Born
(1957-03-23)23 March 1957 Warmbaths, Transvaal, South Africa
Died
22 September 2018(2018-09-22) (aged 61) Pretoria, South Africa
Political party
African National Congress
Spouse
Richard Molewa (sep. 2017)
Children
Keneilwe Mogasoa, Didi Sethema, Michael Sethema and Basiame Sethema
Awards
Order of Mapungubwe in gold (2019, posthumously)
Bomo Edith Edna Molewa (23 March 1957 – 22 September 2018), formerly known as Edna Sethema, was a South African politician and member of the African National Congress. Molewa became the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa on 31 October 2010, as part of a cabinet reshuffle by President Jacob Zuma. On 25 May 2014 her Ministry has been divided and she was appointed Minister of Environmental Affairs. She succeeded Buyelwa Sonjica.[1] Prior to her death, Molewa was studying towards a Bachelor's of Arts Honours in Developmental Studies through the University of South Africa.[2]
^"Edna Molewa replaces Buyelwa Sonjica as Water and Environmental Affairs Minister, top officials suspended". WASH News Africa. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^"Dr. Bomo Edna Molewa". Department of Environmental Affairs. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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the North West Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2009. Under Premier EdnaMolewa, she served as the North West's Member of the Executive Council (MEC)...
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re-election. He also served in the North West Executive Council: under Premier EdnaMolewa, he was the North West's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Local...
served in the North West Executive Council under Premiers Popo Molefe and EdnaMolewa. He later served as Consul-General of the South African High Commission...
watch wildlife". However, South African Environmental Affairs Minister EdnaMolewa states that the hunting industry has contributed millions to South Africa's...
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the former Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa EdnaMolewa, a dispatch of approximately 800 skeleton of lions coming from captive...
erosion. On 21 May 2014 the South African Environmental Affairs Minister, EdnaMolewa, approved the execution of phase 2. Tarring was planned to start within...
for Health by EdnaMolewa, who succeeded Molefe as Premier. He remained in that position until 23 August 2005, when, in a reshuffle, Molewa moved him to...
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North West Executive Council from 2004 to 2009 during the premiership of EdnaMolewa; during the same period, he was convicted on theft charges in connection...
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