Nelson Ramodike

Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike (died 3 May 2012) was a South African politician who served as Chief Minister of Lebowa, an apartheid-era bantustan, from 21 October 1987 to 26 April 1994.

Ramodike is a former traffic police officer[1] turned politician who began his political activism with Lebowa People's Party in the 1980s.

[10] The De Meyer report presented allegations of corrupt activities in the Lebowa government, with Nelson Ramodike accused of involvement in two illegal liquor licenses.

[13] In response to a bill[14] to abolishment of the Lebowa Mineral Act and Trust, Ramodike lodged a court challenge against the government of the African National Congress in the early 2000s.

[16] Former Limpopo province premier Cassel Mathale lauded Nelson Ramodike for his role in the liberation struggle of South Africa.