South Africa has a new Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies – Solly Malatsi. Here is a look at the man behind the title.
On Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new cabinet, including a new Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies – Solly Malatsi .
It is the most powerful position in the South African telecommunications sector, able to drive the industry forward or backwards. In a 2014 interview, he said his grandfather was a special man who played an important role in his life. “Who and where I am today is because of him,” he said.He told the Citizen that his English teacher encouraged him to read a lot and to join the debating team.
“I remember attending my first Public Administration lecture about South Africa’s Constitutional Democracy. I got so excited, and I felt connected,” he said. “A society where opportunities are created equally for everyone, regardless of your connections or who you know, this drove me to the DA.” He was the former spokesperson for the MEC of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape Provincial Government from June 2009 to May 2011.Malatsi left this position after he became a Member of Parliament in 2014. He was one of the youngest MPs at the time.
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