Melikhaya Xego

Melikhaya Xego is a South African politician. A member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), he has been serving as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 22 May 2019. He is the Provincial Chairperson of the party.

Melikhaya Xego

MPP
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
BornAlice, Cape Province
NationalitySouth African
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters
OccupationPolitician

Life and career

Xego was born in the town of Alice in the now-dissolved Cape Province.[1]

He served as the Provincial Organiser of the EFF until November 2014 when he was designated to the post of Provincial Secretary. He soon succeeded Bernard Joseph as the Provincial Chairperson of the party.[1]

For the 2014 general elections, Xego was a candidate for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. Due to the party's electoral performance, he was not elected.[2]

In August 2016, Xego was elected to the Cape Town City Council and inaugurated as a councillor on 10 August 2016. The EFF caucus elected him as a party whip.[3]

In May 2019, Xego was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament as the EFF's support in the provincial election increased. The party had gained one seat, bringing the party's caucus to two seats in the 6th Provincial Parliament. He was sworn into office on 22 May 2019. He is the party's caucus leader and serves alongside Nosipho Makamba-Botya.[4][5][6][7]

References
  1. @EFFSouthAfrica (14 May 2019). "Melikhaya Xego is the EFF Provincial Chairperson in the Western Cape, born in a rural town of Alice in the Eastern Cape. Xego was initially appointed as the Provincial Organizer until November 2014, where he was elected the Provincial Secretary. #ChooseEFFLeadership" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Felix, Jason. EFF names W Cape candidates, IOL, 25 March 2014. Retrieved on 8 July 2019.
  3. The EFF’s noisy council debut, IOL, 12 August 2016. Retrieved on 8 July 2019.
  4. EFF surprised political landscape in Western Cape, George Herald, 10 May 2019. Retrieved on 8 July 2019.
  5. Election results: How the EFF have grown in every province. Retrieved on 8 July 2019.
  6. New mix in Western Cape legislature, IOL. Retrieved on 8 July 2019.
  7. Mix of old, new faces set for Western Cape legislature - EWN. Retrieved on 8 July 2019
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