Arnold Makhenkesi Stofile‚ former ambassador‚ cabinet minister and Eastern Cape premier has died at the age of 72.
African National Congress spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said that the provincial leadership of the ANC were on their way to his home in Alice.
“The provincial leadership is on the way to his home and we will release a statement as soon as we get a confirmation from the family‚” said Kodwa.
It was not clear at this stage what the cause of death was.
Stofile was born on the 27 of December 1944‚ in the Winterberg District of Adelaide‚ Eastern Cape.
Stofile entered politics in 1963 as a member of the African Students’ Association‚ an African National Congress (ANC) front organisation‚ but only came to the fore on the political front when he became the regional secretary and a member of the National Executive Committee of the United Democratic Front (UDF)between 1983 and 1986.
Stofile then obtained a Masters of Arts degree from Princeton University in the USA in 1983.
He was awarded a D.Phil (hc) by the University of Port Elizabeth in 2000.
He became a key person in the establishment and development of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Border region.
In 1991‚ he was elected as a member of the NEC of the ANC‚ becoming its Treasurer General in 1994.
In 1994‚ he became a Member of Parliament as well as the chief whip of the ANC in Parliament. Stofile was the Chairperson of the (ANC) in the Eastern Cape from 1996.
He was re-appointed as treasurer general of the ANC in 1995‚ a post he held until 1997‚ when he became Premier of the Eastern Cape until 2004. In 2004‚ he was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Sport and Recreation‚ a post he held until 2010.
Former sports minister Makhenkesi Stofile dies
African National Congress spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said that the provincial leadership of the ANC were on their way to his home in Alice.
“The provincial leadership is on the way to his home and we will release a statement as soon as we get a confirmation from the family‚” said Kodwa.
It was not clear at this stage what the cause of death was.
Stofile was born on the 27 of December 1944‚ in the Winterberg District of Adelaide‚ Eastern Cape.
Stofile entered politics in 1963 as a member of the African Students’ Association‚ an African National Congress (ANC) front organisation‚ but only came to the fore on the political front when he became the regional secretary and a member of the National Executive Committee of the United Democratic Front (UDF)between 1983 and 1986.
Stofile then obtained a Masters of Arts degree from Princeton University in the USA in 1983.
He was awarded a D.Phil (hc) by the University of Port Elizabeth in 2000.
He became a key person in the establishment and development of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Border region.
In 1991‚ he was elected as a member of the NEC of the ANC‚ becoming its Treasurer General in 1994.
In 1994‚ he became a Member of Parliament as well as the chief whip of the ANC in Parliament. Stofile was the Chairperson of the (ANC) in the Eastern Cape from 1996.
He was re-appointed as treasurer general of the ANC in 1995‚ a post he held until 1997‚ when he became Premier of the Eastern Cape until 2004. In 2004‚ he was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Sport and Recreation‚ a post he held until 2010.
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