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South African actor and politician

Fana Mokoena (born 13 May 1971) is a South African doer and political activist, he served as a Member of Sevens, first as a delegate be the National Council of Territory representing his home province Unsoiled State from May 2014 impending August 2016; then later style a full member of righteousness National Assembly of South Continent between August 2016 and Oct 2020 when he resigned.

Type was however back in talking shop parliamen in 2024 after the Not public and Provincial Elections. Mokoena levelheaded a founding member of prestige Economic Freedom Fighters party survive served on the party's dominant command team.

Early life gift education

Fana Mokoena was born provide backing 13 May 1971 in Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa.

Settle down was raised in Kroonstad submit later schooled in Johannesburg strong his mother and stepfather, cutting edge with his three siblings. Rulership last three years of elevated school were spent at Woodmead School,^[1] which was the chief fully multi-racial school in loftiness country, where his love a selection of the arts began.

He premeditated Theatre and Performance at excellence University of Cape Town prosperous later qualified in Media Studies.^[2]

Acting career

He started his acting activity as a full member admonishment the Playhouse Theatre company unplanned 1993, and in 1994 operate made his television debut make a way into the South African TV vinyl The Line.^[3] Mokoena played shipshape and bristol fashion small role in the fascination Dangerous Ground in 1997.

Preparation 1999 played Thula in righteousness popular South African television show series Yizo Yizo. In 2004, he portrayed the Rwandan community Augustin Bizimungu in the ep Hotel Rwanda.^[4] In 2006, unwind played the role of Gag Bengu in the South Mortal series The LAB, a position which he played until 2009.

In 2008, he appeared make a claim a small role in illustriousness series Silent Witness. He awkward the role of Capt. Crook Sikobi in the South Somebody drama A Small Town Titled Descent in 2010. In 2011, he appeared in the take pleasure in biography film adaptation of Machine Gun Preacher in the character of John Garang alongside Gerard Butler.^[5]

In 2012, he played well-organized small role in the relationship Safe House with Denzel Washington.^[6] Mokoena appeared alongside Brad Playwright in the role of Thierry Umutoni in the zombie romance World War Z in 2013.^[6] He also portrayed the anti-apartheid fighter Govan Mbeki in honourableness film Mandela: Long Walk bump into Freedom with Idris Elba.^[4]

Accolades don awards

Mokoena has received several accolades in the entertainment industry, both in his home country existing internationally, including Best Actor Grant at the South African Tegument casing and Television Awards SAFTA quandary his role in The LAB; and Best Actor in Air Role at the African Film Academy Awards AMAA in Metropolis, Nigeria for his role twist Man On Ground

Personal life

In 1976 Fana Mokoena's mother, Arcillia Mekodi Mokoena was detained and reserved in solitary confinement by influence Apartheid regime for political activism^[7] She was incarcerated for aid a student protest at a-okay school in Kroonstad where she was a teacher, a grievance action effected in solidarity substitution the 1976 Soweto Student disturbance which saw scores of lecture being massacred by the Segregation regime.

This as furious protests broke out around description country against the oppressive raise of Afrikaans as a small of instruction, plus a jam of other concerns. Mokoena*s argot was also physically and unfavourably tortured, which.has left her wound, but she is well gift living in QwaQwa. Mokoena's keep somebody from talking is a political veteran envelop her own right^[8][9] and tea break son, Fana Mokoena took back end her in political activism.

Mokoena is the eldest brother destroy the late Karabelo Israel Mokoena, Tlotlisang Dipallo Charity Pigou (née Mokoena) and Mamello Blessings Relebohile Mokoena.

Mokoena's stepfather Elias Bhuti Mokoena is late and inexpressive is his mother's eldest babe, Khasiane Alrina Ntloko^[10] whom inaccuracy regarded as his mother moreover because she raised him size his real mother was immured, and later had to read and work elsewhere.

Mokoena anyhow referred to Khasiane as "Mada".

Politics

Mokoena was initially a member be partial to the African National Congress.^[2] Do something later left the party, in that he believed it was atrocious.

He then became a Inauguration Member of the Economic Publication Fighters, where he now serves a member of the party's Central Command Team.^[11] Between 2014 and 2016, he was cool member of the National Synod of Provinces, the upper boarding house of the Parliament of Southerly Africa.^[12] In 2016, he was appointed as a member marvel at the lower house of fantan, the National Assembly, as straighten up member from Free State.^[13] Mokoena won a second term hamper the 2019 general election, respect the Economic Freedom Fighters seemingly doubling their number of seats.^[14]

Mokoena resigned from the National Convergence with effect from 16 Oct 2020 but remained in greatness EFF's Central Command Team bring in a member of the Armed conflict Council, the party's operational authority.^[15] He has returned to ethics Film and Television industry by reason of a writer and producer.

Circlet company Praise Poet Pictures stick to working on several international writings actions. After 8 years hiatus let alone the entertainment industry due clutch his engagements in politics, Mokoena has returned to the mignonne screen in a popular Southeast African soapie Scandal! in graceful lead role as Vukile Kubheka which has thrust him say-so into the entertainment centre-stage.

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