[1] During apartheid, he was an activist for the United Democratic Front, and after the ANC was unbanned in 1990 he worked as an organiser for the party in the province.
After his re-election in 2004, he served briefly as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services: the ANC nominated him to the position in early May[6] but replaced him with Dennis Bloem in a reshuffle in late June.
[7] In January 2006, the Scorpions announced that they intended to pursue criminal charges against Modisenyane as part of the Travelgate scandal; he was one of several politicians accused of defrauding Parliament using false travel benefits claims.
[8] In October 2006, he accepted a plea deal and pled guilty in the Cape High Court to one count of theft in relation to the receipt of R45,000 in service benefits.
[10] Ahead of the 2009 general election, Modisenyane announced that he would leave the ANC to join COPE, a newly formed breakaway party.