Masefako Dikgale
Masefako Clarah Dikgale is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019. Prior to serving in the National Assembly, she served as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Limpopo from 2009 to 2019. Dikgale is a member of the African National Congress. Education. Dikgale graduated from the University of Limpopo with a honours degree in education. She completed a PALAMA leadership and governance short course with the University of South Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand. Political career. Dikgale served as the secretary  of the ANC Women's League of the ANC Manyoro branch in ward 33 in the Polokwane Local Municipality. She is current chairperson of the ANC's Charles Rawane branch in Ga-Dikgale in Polokwane under the Mankweng Cluster. Dikgale is the current national treasurer of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa and the current chairperson of CONTRALESA's women's wing in Limpopo. Parliamentary career. National Council of Provinces. In 2009, she was elected as an ANC permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Limpopo. She was re-elected in 2014. She was then elected  House Chairperson for International Relations and Members Interests. National Assembly of South Africa. In 2019, she stood for election to the South African National Assembly as 3rd on the ANC's Limpopo list. At the election, Dikgale won a seat in the National Assembly. Personal life. Isaac Lesiba Maphotho, Cassel Mathale, Soviet Lekganyane, Thandi Modise, Baleka Mbete, Stanley Mathabatha, Rosina Semenya and Maite Nkoana-Mashabane are her political idols. Her interests include reading, singing and talking.