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Joint Committee on Constitutional Review
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (STC)
Portfolio Committee on Health (STC)
Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts & Culture (STC)
Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Select Committee on Appropriations (NCOP)
Select Committee on Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements (NCOP)
Select Committee on Finance (NCOP)
Select Committee on Health and Social Services (NCOP)
Select Committee on Petitions & Executive Undertakings (NCOP)
Select Committee on Security & Justice (NCOP)
House: NCOP
NEC Member: No
Home Province: Eastern Cape
PCO Province: Eastern Cape
Constituency Office
Political Career:
Past:
News Correspondent, SABC, 1992 – 1994 Public Relations Officer, MMP, 1994 – 1996 Communication Specialist, TRANSNET, 1996 – 2001 Director of Corporate Affairs, The CONCEPT GROUP, 2001 – 2003 Head of Presidency, CONTRALESA, 2004 – 2008 Advisor to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 2008 – 2010 Director-General, Institute of African Royalty, 2011-2016 Interim Chief Executive Officer, PACOFS, 2017 General-Secretary, CONTRALESA, 2017 Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Arts Council Produced 12 international albums Published a collection of Railway Poetry Contributed to a series of Anthologies of Poetry Directed a documentary that won an Award in New York Die Woche Research award in Germany All Africa Kora Award – Best Traditional Artist in Africa Best National Poet – Arts and Culture (RSA) International Championship of Lyrists – England The Sharq Toranolari Award – Uzbekistan Lifetime Achievement Award – SATMA National Order, Ikhamanga in Gold – President of the Republic Chairman of National Delphic Council of South Africa – 2004 Board Member, National Heritage Council (NHC), 2008 – Trustee, Contralesa Development Trust, 2014 – Board Member, Bloem Water Board, 2014 – Chairman of the Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council (ECPACC), 2015 – Board Member, National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF), 2015 – to date Board member, National Arts Council (NAC), 2016 – to date Board Member of the International Delphic Committee, 2008 – Chairman of the African Heritage Arts & Culture Union, 2009 – Vice President, Black Sea Caspian Sea International Fund, 2015 Secretary-General, Serbia Africa Investment Forum, 2017-
Education:
BA Social Sciences (University of the Western Cape) Senior Degree (Honours in Development Studies – UWC) Training in Community & Conflict resolution (Centre for Conflict Resolutions – University of Cape Town) Arts and Culture Administration (Community Arts Projects – Cape Town) Media and Research Training (Die Woche – Germany) Executive Course for Finance Managers (UCT Business School)
Personal Interests/Awards/Membership:
Officiated at the World Debating Championships (Stellenbosch) Officiated Africa Day Forum at the World Bank (Washington) Presented African Union Special Summit (Tripoli) Presented at Hopkins Summer School (Ireland) Officiated at World Summit on Sustainable Development (RSA) Guest lecturer at the National University of Turkey (Ankara) Guest Lecturer at the World University of languages (Uzbekistan) Featured at the International Poetry Festival in Rotterdam Featured at the Medellin Poetry International in Colombia Performed at the Cultural Festival in Tanzania Special guest at Fin De Siecle in France Guest Speaker of the Heart to Heart foundation in Oklahoma Delivered a speech at the College of Chiefs in Lesotho Guest Lecturer at Universities in Palestine Participated at the World Council of Churches in Zimbabwe Officiated at Opening Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Management & Leadership Administration of Resources Event Management Concept Developing Publisher, Writer and Columnist Producer and Director for Poetry, Music and Filming Editor, Examiner and Moderator Composer & Adjudicator Guest Lecturer and Social Commentator
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