Patrick Dumile Nono Maloyi (born 5 May 1968) is a South African politician who served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlement, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the North West province from November 2022 until June 2024.
In August 2022, he was elected Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in the North West, a position he formerly held from 2008 to 2009.
He was sworn back in to the provincial legislature in early November 2022 after returning to the ANC chairmanship, and he was reappointed to the North West Executive Council shortly afterwards.
[1] During the legislative term that followed, he was one of several politicians implicated in South Africa's Travelgate scandal, which concerned the abuse of parliamentary travel vouchers.
[2] Maloyi left the speaker's office to became Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Human Settlement, Public Safety and Liaison under Modiselle's successor, Premier Thandi Modise.
[21][22][23] In 2020 and 2021, several newspapers reported on claims that several North West politicians' phones had been tapped, allegedly by intelligence operatives working for Premier Job Mokgoro.
[29] He said:The ANC step-aside rule was meant to root out bad apples from the organisation and not to settle political scores.
[29]On 8 November 2022, Maloyi was sworn back into the North West Provincial Legislature, filling a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Kim Medupe.
[32] On 21 November, Maape, who remained the Premier, announced a cabinet reshuffle which saw Maloyi appointed MEC for Human Settlement, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.