Positions
- Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation of the Republic of South Africa, from 24 October 2011 to 23 May 2014.
- Member of Parliament since 2002
Academic Qualifications
- Diploma in Journalism
- Certificate in Community and Organisational Development
- Certificate in Safety and Security
- Certificate in Policy Development with specialisation in International Relations
- Currently studying towards Advanced Diploma in Development Economics at the University of South Africa
Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities
- Part of the 1976 uprising student activists
- Member of the African National Congress (ANC) underground structures since 1979
- Member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) in the early 1980s
- Founding member of Alexandra Youth Congress in 1983 and later became its Deputy President
- Founding member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1983
- Member of the Civic movement later known as South African National Civic Organisation – SANCO (1985 – 1986)
- Deputy Secretary of ANC Johannesburg branch
- Regional Secretary of the ANC PWV (1991 – 1994)
- Deputy Secretary of ANC Gauteng province (1994 – 2000)
- Served as Ex-Official in the National Executive Committee of the ANC
- Detained several times and appeared in two political trials in Port Elizabeth and Alexandra (1986, and 1987 -1990)
- Member of Joint Rules Committee
- Member of National Assembly Committee
- Member of Joint Programming Committee
- Member of National Assembly Programming Committee
- Chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Group on International Relations
- Member of Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry
- Facilitator/Chairperson of South Africa- European Union Inter-Parliamentary Meetings
- Member of Gauteng Provincial Legislature (1994 – 1999)
- Served on Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security
- Former House Chairperson of National Assembly
- Deputy Minister of Communications of the Republic of South Africa, (1 November 2010 – 24 October 2011)