Karabo Khakhau

Karabo Lerato Khakhau is a South African politician serving as a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance since May 2019. Aged 21 years at the time of her election, she became the youngest ever member of the provincial legislature. Khakhau was previously the president of the student representative council of the University of Cape Town.

Karabo Khakhau

MPL
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Karabo Lerato Khakhau
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
EducationWelkom-Gimnasium
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
OccupationMember of the Provincial Legislature
ProfessionPolitician

Early life and education

Khakhau hails from Welkom in the Free State. She matriculated from Welkom-Gimnasium.[1] She holds a bachelor's degree in social sciences from the University of Cape Town.[2]

Political career

Khakhau joined the Democratic Alliance in 2016.[1] In October 2017, the DA's student organisation won a majority of nine out of the fifteen seats on the student representative council of the University of Cape Town. She was elected president of the SRC not so long after.[3]

After the general election that was held on 8 May 2019, Khakhau was nominated to the Free State Provincial Legislature as the party's support in the province grew.[4] She was sworn in as a member of the legislature on 22 May 2019. Consequently, she became the youngest ever member, since she was only 21 when she assumed office.[5]

References
  1. Madisa, Kgothatso (15 June 2019). "Equality drives Karabo Khakhau". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. Maputla, Tswelopele (23 May 2019). "#BlackGirlMagic: These female parliamentarians are only in their 20s". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. Van Damme, Phumzile. "DASO UCT wins SRC election". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. Ngatane, Nthakoana (21 May 2019). "Meet the Free State's youngest MPL, Karabo Khakhau". Johannesburg. EWN. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. "Youngest member of legislature sworn in". Bloemfontein Courant. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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