Vusi maimane biography

Mmusi Aloysias Maimane was born in Krugersdorp, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 6 June 1980 to Ethel and Simon Maimane but grew up in Dobsonville, Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng).

The eldest of four children, Maimane attended Allen Glen High School, where he matriculated in 1997.

He graduated from the University of South Africa, with a BA degree in Psychology, the University of the Witwatersrand, with a Masters in Public Administration, and Bangor University, Wales, with a Masters in Theology.

Maimane ran his own business management consultancy and lectured at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg, before he applied to run as a Democratic Alliance (DA) candidate for the Johannesburg City Council.

Maimane entered the politics relatively late, joining the Democratic Alliance (DA) in 2009.

In 2011, he applied to run as the DA’s candidate for the position of Mayor of Johannesburg. Maimane defeated contender Vasco da Gama to be elected as the