Boy Mamabolo
member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Jacob Boy Mamabolo is a South African politician from Limpopo who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. He was elected to Parliament at the 2019 general election and left parliament at the 2024 general election. Mamabolo was a member of the African National Congress.
Early life
Mamabolo hails from Masakeng, Seshego. He and current Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema grew up in the same community and both became involved in the same organisations. Both were members of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) and the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He was the COSAS provincial secretary when Malema was the organisation's national president. Their friendship ended while they were active in the ANCYL. Mamabolo was a supporter of former ANC president Jacob Zuma while Malema turned on Zuma.
Political career
Mamabolo was placed second on the ANC's regional list for the May 2019 general election. At the election, he was elected as an MP. He sat on both the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture and the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General.
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