Blom Blom with Sy Mamabolo
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Elections around the corner, do you know enough to make the decision and the role you play in forming a government that will govern, or rule South Africa for the next five years.
On the 8th of May, South Africa will hold its 6th General elections to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. This will be the sixth election held since the end of the apartheid system in 1994. This election will determine who will become the next President of South Africa
Mr Sy Mamabolo is the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the Electoral Commission following his appointment in October 2017. He possesses extensive experience in electoral administration spanning almost 20 years, and is a veteran of eight elections since the advent of democracy in our country.
Mr Mamabolo served as Acting Chief Electoral Officer following the conclusion of the contract of the previous CEO in April 2017.
Prior to his present role, he served as Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of Electoral Operations for five years, during which he oversaw operations for the 2014 National and Provincial Elections and the 2016 Municipal Elections. This position entails the strategic leadership of the entire electoral programme, which involves the articulation of the legal mandate into a coherent strategic plan with its concomitant business plans. He spearheaded the legislative amendments in Parliament for both the last general elections. Before that he was Provincial Electoral Officer for Gauteng, the province which is the economic hub of South Africa.
Sy Mamabolo has extensive experience in research and public administration. He is a student of politics and hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and a Master’s Degree in Management, both from the University of the Witwatersrand. These degrees were conferred in 1995 and 2002 respectively.
On the 8th of May, South Africa will hold its 6th General elections to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. This will be the sixth election held since the end of the apartheid system in 1994. This election will determine who will become the next President of South Africa
Mr Sy Mamabolo is the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the Electoral Commission following his appointment in October 2017. He possesses extensive experience in electoral administration spanning almost 20 years, and is a veteran of eight elections since the advent of democracy in our country.
Mr Mamabolo served as Acting Chief Electoral Officer following the conclusion of the contract of the previous CEO in April 2017.
Prior to his present role, he served as Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of Electoral Operations for five years, during which he oversaw operations for the 2014 National and Provincial Elections and the 2016 Municipal Elections. This position entails the strategic leadership of the entire electoral programme, which involves the articulation of the legal mandate into a coherent strategic plan with its concomitant business plans. He spearheaded the legislative amendments in Parliament for both the last general elections. Before that he was Provincial Electoral Officer for Gauteng, the province which is the economic hub of South Africa.
Sy Mamabolo has extensive experience in research and public administration. He is a student of politics and hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and a Master’s Degree in Management, both from the University of the Witwatersrand. These degrees were conferred in 1995 and 2002 respectively.
