Andrias Dumisani Dakile is a South African politician and trade unionist who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature from June 2019 until his resignation in December 2020. He is also a former Provincial Secretary of the Gauteng branch of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu).
Dumisani Dakile | |
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| Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 7 December 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Soweto, Transvaal South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of South African Trade Unions |
Early life and education edit
Dakile was born in Soweto in present-day Gauteng and matriculated at St Lewis High School, where he became active in the Young Christians' Movement. In later years he joined the Congress of South African Students and ANC Youth League.[1]
He studied at Witswatersrand University, the University of South Africa, and the Gordon Institute of Business Science,[1] and he has a master's degree in economics.[2] In addition to working at Makro, he spent periods working for the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union and for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), a close ANC ally.[1]
Political career edit
By 2019, Dakile was Provincial Secretary of Cosatu's Gauteng branch.[3] In that year's general election, he stood for election to an ANC seat in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, but he was ranked 41st on the ANC's provincial list and therefore did not initially secure election to one of the ANC's 37 seats.[4] However, on 6 June 2019, he was sworn in to the provincial legislature to fill a casual vacancy in the ANC caucus.[3] Less than two years later, on 7 December 2020, he announced his resignation from the legislature; his seat was filled by Parks Tau.[2]
Personal life edit
He is married and has a child.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Strengthening governance for the allocation and utilization of budgets". Gauteng Legislature. 2019. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ a b Tandwa, Lizeka (7 December 2020). "Makhura gets his man as Cosatu leader resigns from Gauteng legislature to make way for Parks Tau". News24. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ a b "Cosatu's Gauteng provincial secretary Dumisani Dakile sworn in as MPL". Sunday Times. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "Andrias Dumisani Dakile". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
External links edit
- Mr Andrias Dumisani Dakile at People's Assembly