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Pogiso Mthimunye

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Pogiso Mthimunye is a South African Engineer, Politician and Entrepreneur. He was born in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria on 13 November 1989. He attended Modiri Secondary School where he won the 2006 National Schools Debate Championship[1] and became South Africa's first Black Junior Honorary Ranger with the South African National Parks[2].

He studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Johannesburg[3], Industrial Systems at the University of Pretoria and Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration at the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science[4]. In 2023 he was named among the 200 Top Young South Africans by the Mail & Guardian Newspaper.[5]

Pogiso is a former student leader at the University of Johannesburg. He joined the Democratic Alliance in the year 2015. He was elected the Gauteng Youth Leader of the Democratic Alliance in 2017[6]. in August 2023 he was elected the Provincial Deputy Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng.[7] He is now a Councillor in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Government.

Further Reading

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Mail & Guardian Top 200 Youth Profile. https://mg.co.za/200YoungSouthAfricans/2023/pogiso-glen-mthimunye/

Reference List

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  1. ^ SowetanLive Newspaper, SowetanLive Newspaper (02 November 2006). "Northern Cape school wins competition". The Sowetan Newspaper, South Africa. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 07 July 2024. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Reporter, Staff (2004-08-24). "A cheetah in the classroom". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  3. ^ Leteba, Lineo (2023-06-05). "Pogiso Glen Mthimunye". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  4. ^ AlisaAdmin (2021-05-06). "Introducing the 4th Class of the ALI – Young Leaders Programme". Africa Leadership Initiative. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  5. ^ Leteba, Lineo (2023-06-05). "Pogiso Glen Mthimunye". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  6. ^ "John Moodey re-elected Gauteng leader - DA - POLITICS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  7. ^ Seeletsa, Molefe (2023-08-12). "'We need to focus our weapons on the opponent', says Msimanga after re-election as DA Gauteng leader". The Citizen. Retrieved 2024-07-27.