Pansy Tlakula
| Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula | |
|---|---|
| Former Chair of the Independent Electoral Commission | |
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Assumed office 11 May 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1957 |
| Alma mater |
University of Limpopo (B.A.) Harvard University (Masters) |
Advocate Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula popularly known as Pansy Tlakula is a South African Head of Lehotsa Holdings and a former Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). She was born in Mafikeng and got married at Waterval township, Elim in Limpopo. Her husband's family, the Tlakulas, are a powerful ruling class at Elim. They own Elim Mall and the surrounding lands at Elim CBD. Hakamela Tlakula, the grandfather of Advocate Tlakula's husband, is the brain behind the establishment of Elim Hospital and was a leading figure of the Swiss Mission Church at Elim.
Life
Tlakula was born on 18 December 1957. She studied law at the University of the Witwatersrand before completing her masters at Harvard.[1] She has a master in law and has headed different influential positions.[2]
References
- ↑ Pansy Tlakula, Who's Who SA, retrieved 17 September 2014
- ↑ Pansy Tlakula, SAHistory, retrieved 17 September 2014