Sibongile Besani

Sibongile Jeremia Besani is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa between May and July 2019. Besani is a member of the African National Congress.

Sibongile Besani
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 – 5 July 2019
Personal details
Born
Sibongile Jeremia Besani

Vredefort
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Spouse(s)Nosizwe Besani
Children3
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Besani is a member of the African National Congress. He is a current member of the party's National Executive Committee. He is also a former secretary of the party's Free State branch.[1]

In May 2019, he was elected and sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa.[2] On 1 July 2019, he became head of the party's presidency based at Luthuli House.[1] Besani resigned from parliament with effect from 5 July 2019.[3] Later that month, he was appointed coordinator of the national task team responsible for the African National Congress Youth League, after its leadership structure was dissolved.[4] In February 2020, he offered to resign from the position. The ANC rejected his resignation.[5]

References
  1. "Free State's Sibongile Besani appointed head of ANC presidency". IOL. Johannesburg. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "Sibongile Jeremia Besani". People's Assembly. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "National Assembly Members". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. "ANC 'disbands' youth league leadership". TimesLIVE. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. "ANC rejects resignation of NYTT co-ordinator Sibongile Besani". SABC. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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