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Ofentse Mokae
Ofentse Jeremiah Mokae is a South African politician who has been a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces for the Northern Cape since 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance, Mokae was a councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality from 2016 to 2019 and then served as a member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature until 2024. Early life and educationMokae was born in Galeshewe, Kimberley.[1] He matriculated from Thabane High School and went to study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He holds a national diploma in journalism and a B-tech degree. Mokae is currently studying towards a diploma in local government from the University of Fort Hare.[1] Political careerMokae joined the Congress of South African Students and was elected as the local secretary for the organisation's student body in the Sol Plaatje sub-region in 2006. While at university, he was active in both the South African Student Congress and the Students' Christian Organisation.[1] In 2011, he joined the Democratic Alliance.[1] Mokae returned to Kimberley in 2013. He was appointed as a field worker for the DA.[1] The DA also appointed him as a provincial youth coordinator and as a researcher at the provincial legislature.[1] In 2014, Mokae participated in US President Barack Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative.[1] In 2016, he was elected as a proportional representation councillor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality.[1] At the age of 29, he was the youngest member of the DA's caucus.[1] In September 2019, the DA selected him to fill Allen Grootboom's seat in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. He was sworn in on 11 September 2019.[2] Following the 2024 general election, Mokae was sworn in as a Member of the National Council of Provinces.[3] Personal lifeReferences
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