Morakane Mosupyoe

Audrey Winifred Morakane Ketlhoilwe Mosupyoe, known as Morakane Mosupyoe, is a South African politician serving as the speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since June 2024. She was the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment from October 2019 to December 2020, the MEC for Social Development from December 2020 until October 2022 and the MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation from October 2022 until June 2024. Prior to her election to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in 2019, she served as a Tshwane city councillor. Mosupyoe is a member of the African National Congress.

Quotes

• My passion is around that [empowerment], giving opportunities to women. I have a bias towards women.
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• I would like to have a centre for abused women. The main aim would be to speak to women about my experience and give them hope that you do not have to be in such a relationship. I know that it is different for me because I had a choice but there are many women who remain in abusive relationships.
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• I was thrown into the boots of a person who is not only highly educated but very smart. I have worked with him before. That is what gave me a bit of a headache.
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• I am re-reading it because of some of the things that came up during discussions I had with friends and family. And I felt I did not know some of the things so I went back to reading it,
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