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Ms Pemmy Majodina was appointed as Minister of Water and Sanitation from 3 July 2024.
She was a member of the National Council of Provinces from 1992 until 2004. Before she became a Member of Parliament in 2019, she served as a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2004 to 2019.
She was appointed and served as Eastern Cape Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health from 2004 to 2008; MEC for Roads and Public Works from 2009 to 2010; MEC for Social Development and Special Programmes from 2010 to 2014; MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture from 2014 to 2018, and MEC for Public Works from 2018 to 2019.
Ms Majodina served in various political roles, including in regional, provincial and national executives of the South African Students Congress, African National Congress (ANC) Youth League, ANC Women’s League and South African Communist Party.
She is a former member of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the ANC’s defunct military wing, and is an educator by profession. She obtained a Bachelors of Education at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) in 1996 and honors degree which she completed in 1998. In 2010, Majodina was awarded with an Honory Doctorate on Community Development by Arlington University of Australia. In 2011, she was awarded a Reverend Baartman Award for serving people with distinction. In 2015 she received the Global Humanitarian Award in the United States of America by human rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson.
He obtained additional certificates in Water Quality Management Course II: Management Aspects. Mr Mahlobo would later complete a course on Performance Budgeting and Financial Management Course as well as Targeted Recruitment and Selection at Deloitte Human Capital.
He worked as an Educator in Bambanani High School, responsible for Biology and Physical Science for Grade 10 and 11 learners. He later worked in Lalela Finishing School, teaching Physical Science and Biology for Grade 12.
Mr Mahlobo cut his teeth in the water sector when he joined the then Department of Water and Forestry, Mpumalanga province, in the Water Quality Division, responsible for the Upper Olifants River Catchment with respect to Water Use Control at mines, municipalities and industries; Water Resource Management Protection and Impact Management, Water Quality Management and Water Quality Communication.
He was later promoted to be an Assistant Director: Transformation (later renamed External Transformation) and rose through the ranks to become Deputy Director and Director in the same Unit at the Department of Water and Forestry. In 2009, he was appointed as the Head of Department (HOD) for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs by Mpumalanga Provincial Government for a period of three years which was further renewed in 2012.
He resigned as HOD for COGTA in 2014 when he became ANC Parliamentary Candidate.
Mr Isaac Sello Seitlholo was appointed as Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation on the 3rd of July 2024.
Born on the 9th of September 1989, he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2019, making him one of the youngest members of parliament at the time till present. Being a young MP has allowed him to recognize the needs of the community as it directly reflects in his philosophy and life-long achievements.
His journey to Parliament is marked by a deep commitment to community engagement and a desire to address local government issues. Mr Seitlholo’s political involvement began in 2006 with a focus on historical documentaries related to the June 16, 1976 Soweto Uprising.
His active political career took off when he joined the Democratic Alliance as a Provincial Campaign Director in the North West in 2017. This role involved extensive community engagement and addressing local government issues, which motivated him to pursue a position in Parliament. Mr Seitlholo’s experience as a lecturer at the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University, further solidified his belief that politics was the path to making a direct impact on people’s lives.
His educational journey began at Tlokwe Secondary School in 2008 before he proceeded to the North-West University from 2009 to 2011, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Development and Management (Politics, Law, and Public Management), followed by a BA Honours in Development and Management (Public Management) from 2011 to 2012. He studied for a Master’s degree in Public Management and Governance at the same university from 2012 to 2016.
As an MP, he strongly advocates the idea of building one South Africa for all; a vision derived from the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 that emphasises inclusivity and equality. He aims to eliminate the fear that many South Africans have regarding the future direction of the country.
Mr Seitlholo’s political philosophy is deeply influenced by the ideals of unity and diversity. His personal experiences with overcoming racial prejudice and growing up in a township have fuelled his commitment to proving that it is possible to succeed regardless of one’s background. An extension of his philosophy is being able to distinguish between a politician and a leader which he displays by taking a keen interest in the needs of the poorest of the poor in local communities. He was assigned Constituency of Greater Taung Local Municipality in the North West where he was able to travel across the country to witness some of the work that is being done by the Department of Transport and its entities. His goal as an MP is to continue his grassroots work at a higher and more recognisable level, striving to make South Africa a better and more inclusive country for all its citizens.
Sello is passionate about being able to impart knowledge. He strongly believes that his sole purpose in life is to change people’s lives. He believes that we have to introduce subjects that teach our children at an early age about the law-making process in our country and why it is imperative, and how we need to build active structures in our Municipalities that teach young people about Public Participation.
Mr Seithlolo has achieved quite a bit in his career thus far, whether it be in the political or academic space. Some of these achievements include:
