Salie Manie

Moegammad Saliegh Manie (born 21 February 1949) is a retired South African politician and former trade unionist. He rose to political prominence during the 1980s as a leading figure in the Cape Town Municipal Workers' Association and South African Municipal Workers' Union. Later he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 until his resignation in 2007.

Early life and career Manie was born on 21 February 1949 in Cape Town's District Six. He was the eldest of six children and his family survived mainly on a government grant after his father suffered a serious accident and was unable to work.

Legislative career In South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, Manie was elected to represent the ANC in the National Assembly, the lower house of the new South African Parliament. During the legislative term that followed, he chaired Parliament's committee on public service and administration. He also manned one of the ANC's constituency offices in Cape Town, with a constituency covering Bo-Kaap and the City Bowl.

At an early stage of the term, in September 1994, Manie was viewed as a frontrunner to succeed Allan Boesak as provincial chairperson of the ANC's Western Cape branch. Amid intense competition between Boesak, Tony Yengeni, and Chris Nissen, Manie told the press that he was "not prepared to be part of a dogfight", but he was viewed as a possible compromise candidate because of his union background.

During his second term in Parliament, which began in 1999, He remained in that position after the 2004 general election. However, midway through the legislative term, on 1 March 2007, he resigned from his seat in the National Assembly.

Personal life Manie is married to Rugaya Manie and has three children:

He has three grandchildren: Kai Manie (born 2006), Saliegh Waggie (born 2011), and Mishkah Waggie (born 2017).