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Makaringe Richard Baloyi

I am Richard Baloyi. My work record has truly been a tour of duty with footprints in the following areas:


  • A former Secondary School Teacher in the Mahumani Traditional Community area in Giyani, Limpopo in 1981 to 1982;

  • A former Transport Officer with the Department of Agriculture in Giyani in 1984 to 1994;

  • A former Community Development Officer with Eskom, based in the Northern Region and stationed in Tzaneen as part of the Phalaborwa Customer Service Area, servicing part of Limpopo Province and part of Mpumalanga, in 1994 to 1995;

  • A former Customer Service Manager with Eskom in the same Phalaborwa Customer Service Area of the Northern Region, stationed in Polokwane and servicing the same areas as indicated above in 1995 to 1996;

  • A former Electrification Planning Manager with Eskom in the Northern Region, stationed in Polokwane and servicing the whole of Limpopo Province, part of Mpumalanga, part of Gauteng (Pretoria East) and part of North West in 1996 to 1999;

  • A former Part-time Mayor of the Greater Giyani Transitional Local Council (Municipality) in 1997 to 1999;

  • A former Member of South Africa’s Parliament (National Assembly) based in Cape Town and served in several Portfolio Committees and Whippery structures in 1999 to 2013;

  • A former Minister of the South African Government responsible for Public Service and Administration (PSA) in 2008 to 2011;

  • A former Minister responsible for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in 2011 to 2013’;

  • A former Diplomat in the position of South Africa’s Ambassador in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) in 2013 to 2019;

  • A current small scale farmer in Crop Production and Animal Husbandry in 2011 to-date; and

  • Now a Mediator from 2019 to-date and of late with ADR NETWORK SA.

Makaringe Richard Baloyi
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