Kwena Mangope, a retired brigadier general of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the son of the late Bophuthatswana leader Lucas Mangope, is ActionSA’s premier candidate for the North West
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba announced Kwena Mangope as the party’s premier candidate for the North West province yesterday.
He joined the party in 2021, following ActionSA’s success in the local government elections. Mangope was appointed chairperson for North West.
Mashaba expressed confidence that Mangope was the perfect candidate to lead the party’s North West campaign to victory during the 2024 general elections.
Mangope spent 40 years of his life serving the Bophuthatswana and South African military forces until his retirement a few years ago.
Mashaba has entrusted him with growing the party’s following in the province.
‘ActionSA is now ready to take our party to the next level of development. When I first approached this gentleman, I thought I was taking a chance. But fortunately enough, risk is part of my DNA’, according to Mashaba.
Mangope is the first premier candidate for ActionSA.