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Obed Bapela: Biography of Obed Bapela, Age, Wife, Career & Net Worth,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kopeng Obed Bapela (born 1958) is a South African politician who is serving as the Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He is currently serving in the South African Government in the cabinet of President\u00a0Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

\"Obed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/th>\nWendy Donna Appelbaum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of Birth<\/th>\n1958 (age 63 years old)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender<\/th>\nMale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spouse<\/th>\nConstance Bapela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nPolitician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nSouth African<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Worth<\/th>\n$1 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Obed Bapela Age<\/h2>\n

He was born in the year 1958 in the Township of Alexandra in Gauteng, South Africa. As of 2021, he is 63 years old.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Obed Bapela Wife<\/h2>\n

Bapela is the husband of the former City of Johannesburg Council Speaker, Constance Bapela. She died in February 2018 at the age of 55 after suffering from a long illness. The couple have three children together.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Career<\/h2>\n

Bapela took part in the 1976 student uprising. He was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) underground structures from 1979, and also a founding member of United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1983.<\/p>\n

He was detained several times and appeared in two political trials in Port Elizabeth and Alexandra between 1986 and 1987 and between 1987 and 1990.<\/p>\n

He holds a Diploma in Journalism and various other Certificates in such varied fields as community and organisational development; safety and security and policy development.<\/p>\n

As a Member of Parliament he sat in the Portfolio Committee of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry, before becoming Deputy Minister for DPME.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Net Worth<\/h2>\n

He has an estimated net worth of $500,000 which he has earned as a politician.<\/p>\n