Khathutshelo Rasilingwane

Khathutshelo Rasilingwane
MPL
Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 June 2024
Personal details
Born (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990
PartyDemocratic Alliance
Alma materBoston City Campus and Business College (BCom)
University of the Witwatersrand (PGBA)
ProfessionPolitician

Zelda Khathutshelo Rasilingwane (born 26 February 1990) is a South African politician who has been a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since 2024, where she represents the Democratic Alliance. Rasilingwane formerly served as a councillor and a member of the mayoral committee (MMC) in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Early life and education

Rasilingwane was born on 26 February 1990.[1] She grew up in the Venda region of Limpopo before moving to Gauteng in 2004.[2] She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management from Boston City Campus and Business College and a postgraduate diploma in business management from the University of the Witwatersrand.[2]

Political career

Rasilingwane became a member of the Democratic Alliance in 2010.[3] She began her career in the party as a community activist before being elected as the youth chairperson of the DA branch in Ward 92 in City of Ekurhuleni.[4] In 2015, she served as the chairperson of the party's Bronberg constituency and was selected as the DA candidate for Ward 2 in the metro for the 2016 local government elections.[4] She was elected as a proportional representation (PR) councillor in the election and named the DA's shadow member of the mayoral committee for health and social development.[4]

In 2017, Rasilingwane was elected as the DA's deputy provincial chairperson for recruitments and campaigns.[4] She was elected for a second term as a councillor in the 2021 local elections. During that time, she was also chairperson of the DA's Peter Molapo constituency.[4]

In November 2022, Ekurhuleni mayor Tania Campbell appointed Rasilingwane as the member of the mayoral committee (MMC) responsible for community safety.[5] Rasilingwane served in the role until March 2023, when Campbell was removed in a motion of no confidence.[6]

By March 2024, she was serving as the deputy chief whip of the DA caucus in Ekurhuleni when she was named as a candidate for the 2024 national and provincial elections.[7][8] She was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in the Gauteng provincial election and consequently vacated her council seat.[9]

In 2025, Rasilingwane was cited by the Mail & Guardian as one of the "Top 200 Young South Africans" for her work in Politics & Governance.[2]

On 20 March 2026, the DA named her their mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni in the upcoming municipal elections.[10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Provincial - Final Candidate List" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Khathutshelo Rasilingwane". The Mail & Guardian. 2025-08-08. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Elections 2024: The Under-45's Club". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "GPL Embraces Future Through Voices of Elected Youth Representatives | Gauteng Provincial Legislature". 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  5. ↑ "The DA welcomes the appointment of the Mayoral Committee by Mayor Tania Campbell in Ekurhuleni". www.polity.org.za. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  6. ↑ Banda, Michelle (2023-03-30). "Ekurhuleni: DA's Tania Campbell removed, AIC's Sivuyile Ngodwana elected as new mayor". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  7. ↑ "DA unveils 'diverse' set of election candidates, confident in selection process". www.polity.org.za. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  8. ↑ Erasmus, Des (2024-03-25). "Democratic Alliance unveils 11 new candidates on election lists". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  9. ↑ Mthupha, Fanie (2024-07-28). "Ekurhuleni fills vacancies following redeployments". Boksburg Advertiser. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  10. ↑ Heyns, Tania (2026-03-20). "DA benoem 'meisie van Moriting' vir Ekurhuleni se top-pos". Maroela Media (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  11. ↑ "Khathutshelo Rasilingwane named DA Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate - eNCA". www.enca.com. 2026-03-20. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  12. ↑ "DA unveils Khathutshelo Rasilingwane as Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  13. ↑ Maake, Puleng. "Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate eyes 'clean and competent governance'". EWN. Retrieved 2026-03-20.

Ms Zelda Khathutshelo Rasilingwane at People's Assembly

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