During that time she was Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts and Culture in the Limpopo provincial government between July 2018 and October 2022.
[7][8] The Star labelled her a member of the "Makhado brigade", a group led by Masoga which "openly defied" Malema at the conference.
[9] On 10 April 2010, as Moraka drove home from the chaotic Makhado conference, she was arrested by an off-duty traffic officer on the N1 near Botlokwa and detained briefly at Mphephu police station.
The national leadership of the ANCYL laid a criminal charge of theft against Moraka, pertaining to the documents allegedly taken by her,[8] and released a statement providing the following account of the incident: Despite the calls made by the President of the ANCYL for delegates to return to the conference some persisted in their actions without regard for the majority of delegates.
The former Deputy Secretary of the ANCYL Cde Thandi Moraka stole the conference credentials and attempted to flee from Makhado en route to Polokwane.
[10] The report of Madonsela's investigation, entitled "State Power – Political Games", was released in late September 2012 and concluded that Moraka's arrest had been unlawful.
[12] Madonsela also pointed out that the arrest had been unnecessary because Moraka had voluntarily cooperated with the officer who pulled her over and because no criminal charge had been laid against her at that time.
[19] According to the Mail & Guardian, during this period Moraka had an increasingly tense relationship with ANCYL president Collen Maine.
[20] In April 2018, speaking at an ANC Women's League memorial service for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Moraka said that Maine was "a sellout of note" and called for his resignation.
[26] She apparently received the money between 2016 and 2017 at the instruction of senior Eskom official France Hlakudi, who was accused of corruption in relation to the contract to build Kusile Power Station.
[32] At the National Executive Committee's first meeting in February 2023, Moraka was elected as chairperson of the subcommittee on arts and culture, deputised by Donald Selamolela.
[1] Announcing his third cabinet on 30 June 2024, President Ramaphosa appointed her to replace Candith Mashego-Dlamini as Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.