5 February 2010: Minister of Sport and Recreation Rev. "The nation mourns the passing of this distinguished freedom fighter and a dedicated servant of our people, for whom no task was big or small. Arnold Makhenkesi Stofile‚ former ambassador‚ cabinet minister and Eastern Cape premier, has died at the age of 72. Arnold Makhenkesi Stofile – former ambassador, cabinet minister and Eastern Cape Premier has died. by Omogolo Taunyane. There are 3 069 more people who contracted Coronavirus in South Africa, which pushes the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases to 778 571. In 2009, he threatened third world war over gender test results of an athlete, which found that runner Caster Semenya was a hermaphrodite, with internal testes. At the time of his death he was serving as Ambassador to Germany.Stofile was born in Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. He was Minister of Sport and Recreation from 2004 to 2010. Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the family and friends of Arnold Makhenkesi Stofile. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Forensic Audit Unit have concluded 42 investigations into the department’s financial irregularities amounting to R3 billion during the 2019/2020 financial year. Stofile was the Minister of Sports from 2004 to 2010 and had been serving as SA’s ambassador to Germany. Media are welcome to utilise all stories, pictures and other material on this site as well as from our Facebook and Twitter accounts, at no cost. Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile addresses the media on Friday, 5 February 2010 regarding the progress of preperations for the 2010 World Cup. Stofile matriculated from Newell High School in Port Elizabeth. He was raised on a farm by his parents. 26 August 2016 10:59 AM. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to strengthen government’s risk reduction strategies and disaster management frameworks, systems and personnel, says Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. He held that position until his appointment as Premier of the Eastern Cape in 1997. At the time of his death he was serving as Ambassador to Germany. [citation needed], He died at his home in Alice, Eastern Cape, on 15 August 2016 at the age of 71. The highly regarded and respected Stofile was considered a strict disciplinarian and a fierce administrator from his days at Fort Hare and during the struggle against racism in sport at the height of the struggle for liberation. He passed away on Monday. Makhenkesi Stofile cried over the state of the nation before his death - Pityana. He was Minister of Sport and Recreation from 2004 to 2010. Former Saru leader Mike Stofile dies Stofile died in the early hours of Sunday morning after a long illness. “Our country and the people mourn the passing … Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile (27 December 1944 – 15 August 2016) was a South African politician. Stofile, who was currently serving as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, was a former ambassador, Cabinet Minister and Eastern Cape Premier. Rugby personalities are mourning the death this weekend of former South African Rugby Union deputy president Michael Stofile, saying they remember this son of … Former Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile dies at 71. [3] He studied towards a masters degree in Theology at the University of Fort Hare, and he also obtained a Master of Arts from Princeton University in 1983. [read more: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/mabuza-calls-patience-land-reform-process], Deputy President David Mabuza says cost saving is key to Eskom’s turnaround strategy and the power utility aims to save R55.6 billion over the next three years. We wish to convey our deepest condolences to his family during this painful and difficult period,” said President Zuma. Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile (27 December 1944 – 15 August 2016) was a South African politician. In 1984 he travelled to New Zealand where he led a successful campaign against the planned All Blacks' tour of South Africa. [1][2] At the time of his death he was serving as Ambassador to Germany.[3]. Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile, the son of Simon Stofile and Miriam Ngcongcobela, was born on 27 December 1944, in the Winterberg District of Adelaide, Eastern Cape. Stofile was not only a politician and church man, but also a great sportsman. Whippery Services Manager, Phumzile Johnson Gwadiso, 48, was on Friday morning arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Crime Investigation team for her role in the alleged crime. The Hawks have pounced on an OR Tambo Municipality official in connection with the COVID-19 Relief Fund tender fraud worth over R4.8 million. It is still unclear at this stage what the cause of death was. Stofile was also an ordained minister of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile (27 December 1944 – 15 August 2016) was a South African politician. It is still unclear at this stage what the cause of death was. African National Congress spokesperson Zizi … Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, has relaunched the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Command Centre, a 24-hour facility in Salvokop, Pretoria, which addresses a variety of emergencies such as indecent assault, physical violence, rape, abandonment of children and various other forms of abuse. BEREAVED Eastern Cape Premier Makhenkesi Stofile broke off his election campaigning to travel to Cape Town on Sunday following the death of his son, Sikhulule (21) in a car crash on Saturday. [read more: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/eskom-targets-r556bn-saving]. Most recently he served as Ambassador to Germany. He played scrum-half and wing for the Border Rugby team, and was a loud voice in the campaign towards non-racial sports. Stofile, a veteran of the liberation struggle, became the first Chief Whip of the ANC in Parliament in 1994 and later served as the Premier of the Eastern Cape and later Minister of Sport and Recreation in the third democratic administration.