Bantu Holomisa is a respected and popular political figure in South Africa.
He was born in a prominent family and was privileged to study in a good school.
Currently, he is president of The United Democratic Movement and a Member of Parliament in South Africa.
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Bantu Holomisa is among South African black politicians who were born during the apartheid reign.
He was lucky that his father was a chief, hence, he was able to access formal education.
His great skill made him be appointed as a chairman of the Military Council of Transkei.
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Bantu Holomisa profile summary
Bantu Holomisa biography
His full name is Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa.
He was born on 25th July 1955, Mqanduli, Transkei, in South Africa.
His father was the late chief Bazindlovu Holomisa, who was a Transkei Legislative Assembly member.
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During the apartheid era, Transkei was zoned as a Xhosa-speaking people zone in Cape Province.
Currently, he is 64 years old.
Bantu Holomisa family
In 1981, he married the love of his live Thunyelwa Holomisa.
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The two are blessed with one son Mandla Holomisa.
Bantu Holomisa son, is a former luxury beverages merchant who has a flair for luxury brands.
His education
He attended Ngqungqu Primary School located in Mqanduli district.
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Later, he went for junior and senior secondary education at Jongilizwe college located in Tsolo.
This was a school for the sons of headmen and chiefs.
Immediately after high school, he joined the Transkei Defense Force in 1976.
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At this time, his agemates, males, were joining Umkhonto WeSizwe.
Two years later, he was commissioned.
He studied the South African Staff and Management course.
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He held the position from 1987 to 1994.
He forced George Matanzima, the Prime Minister of Transkei,to resign inOctober 1987.
Afterward, he became the Chairman of the Military council of Transkei.
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It was after he ousted PM Stella Sigcau Matanzimas successor.
Between 1988 and 1989, his government unbanned more than thirty organizations that had been banned by his predecessors.
He established a government that worked hand in hand with liberation movements.
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Consequently, there was a smooth transition in Transkei before 1994s national elections.
Moreover, general Bantubonke participated in Convention for a Democratic South Africa negotiations as the Transkei leader.
TheCODESA negotiationsresulted in the 1994 elections.
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The same year, he received majority of the votes in ANC National Congress.
In 1996 the African National Congress expelled him after testifying in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
He told of the irregular activities that took place in Transkei and refused to recant his testimony.
Subsequently, he co-founded United Democratic Movement together with Roelf Meyer in 1997.
Currently, he is the president of UDM.
He was among members elected in parliament in 1997. Who is Jah Prayzah?
Moreover, he has addressed breakfast prayer meetings in Zambia, USA, and Uganda.
He also attended a Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, USA.
His quotes
Bantu is an eloquent man.
He is famous for having funny quotations in the social media in South Africa.
Last year he made headlines after he had been speaking on a live interview on enNCA.
He was attempting to tell the viewers about a famous parable teaching about a person and fish.
To listen to the interview, it’s possible for you to look up Bantu Holomisa fish on YouTube.
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Moreover, Bantu Holomisa Twitter is active with more than 400,000 followers and almost 40,000 tweets.
Bantu Holomisa is a famous South African politician.
He has been a famous leader since his youth days at the military man.
He previously worked with Ace My Homework before joining the Briefly team in 2017.
With over 5 years of experience in Briefly, Peter has become a remarkable wordsmith.
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