Thandi Modise Biography: Age, Husband, Children, Net Worth, Daughter

Thandi Modise Biography, Age, Husband, Children, Net Worth, Daughter – Thandi Modise is a prominent South African politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.

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Name:	Thandi Ruth Modise
Date of Birth:	25 December 1959
Husband:	Married
Nationality:	South African
Occupation:	Politician
Net Worth:	$2 million

Thandi Modise Biography

Thandi Ruth Modise was born on December 25, 1959 in Vryburg, Cape Province, Union of South Africa. She was raised in Huhudi, a township near Vryburg in what is now the North West province (then the northern part of the Cape province).

Modise was educated at Barolong High School until she dropped out in July 1976 during the Soweto uprising.

The student protests were given particular fervor in Huhudi because of the imminent threat that the township would be incorporated into the so-called independent homeland of Bophuthatswana.

Later in July, Modise, with some former classmates, fled to Botswana, crossing the border by foot, and joined the ANC in exile.

Thandi Modise received preliminary political education in Tanzania and then received military training at various Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) camps in Angola and later in Maputo, Mozambique, becoming one of the few women in MK’s famous “June 16” detachment.

After her training she worked in MK camps as a political commissar, a section commissar, and ultimately a commander. She also sang soprano in a recreational MK choir.

In January 1978, shortly after her 19th birthday, Modise used a false passport to cross the Swazi border into South Africa, where she worked underground as an MK operative. She had received topographical training and her primary task was reconnaissance of potential targets for sabotage and other guerrilla attacks.

She was based variously in Johannesburg, Diepkloof, Soweto, and in Eldorado Park, and she occasionally crossed back into Swaziland to report back to the MK regional command stationed there.

Thandi Modise was arrested on 31 October 1979 in Eldorado Park, where she was completing a new MK assignment which involved political mobilisation through a network of underground ANC cells in the area.

Thandi Modise Height

She stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.

Thandi Modise Nationality

She is South African

Thandi Modise Parents

Her father, Frans Modise, was a railway worker (a stoker) and a member of the African National Congress (ANC), which was banned by the apartheid government the year after Modise’s birth.

Thandi Modise Siblings

She was the youngest of six children.

Thandi Modise Career

She was previously the Premier of the North West from 2010 to 2014, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces from 2014 to 2019, and Speaker of the National Assembly from 2019 to 2021.

Modise has been a member of the African National Congress (ANC) since the 1976 Soweto uprising, when she dropped out of high school to join Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the ANC’s armed wing, in exile. In 1978 she returned to South Africa as a trained guerrilla operative for MK and from 1980 to 1988 she was imprisoned under the Terrorism Act for her anti-apartheid activism.

She was elected to the South African Parliament in South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994. After ten years in the National Assembly, she served as the Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature from 2004 to 2009 before becoming Premier in 2010. She next returned to the executive branch of government in August 2021, when President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed her to replace Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as Defence Minister.

She has also held various senior positions in the ANC, including as Deputy President of the ANC Women’s League from 1993 to 2003 under Winnie Madikizela-Mandela; Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC from 2007 to 2012 under Jacob Zuma; and member of the National Executive Committee for several terms, including from 2017 to present.

Thandi Modise Husband

Thandi Modise is happily married to her husband. However, she has not revealed her husband’s identity anywhere on social media or in public yet

Thandi Modise Children

Thandi Modise has four children. She gave birth to a daughter named Boingotlo in January 1975 when she was still in high school. A second daughter, Mandisa, was born on 15 February 1980 at Johannesburg Hospital while Modise was being detained by the apartheid police.

While Modise was occupied with her MK work, Boingotlo and Mandisa were raised by her mother.

Thandi Modise Net Worth

Thandi Modise net worth is estimated at around $2 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a politician.

Thandi Modise’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $101,000 dollars annually. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips.

Source: Ngnews247.com