Mpumalanga ActionSA leader Mary Phadi sets sights on mayoral chain
Phadi is an ActionSA Nkangala district mayoral candidate and has vowed to continue empowering women.
Mary Phadi, a businesswoman and women's rights activist, is the leader of ActionSA in Mpumalanga and is set to run for mayor. Before her political career, Phadi worked as a secretary for various coal mining companies and later became a business owner in the logistics industry. She is also a member of the Transvaal Kingdom and MonRoyal, an alliance for traditional African kingdoms.
Phadi has been advocating for women's rights in the transport industry for 13 years and representing the freight industry for 16 years. As a mother of two, she was born in Cornelia, Free State, and has lived in Vrede, Standerton, and Jandrell in Sakhile township. Her father, a school principal, passed away in 2021, and her mother is 83 years old.
Phadi was expelled from the uMkhonto weSizwe party but joined ActionSA because she believes it will bring change in the country. If elected, she vows to create employment, reverse bad audit reports on municipalities, and serve the people of Nkangala district with dignity.
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