Tseko Taabe

Tseko Benedict Taabe is a South African politician who represented Mpumalanga in the National Council of Provinces during the 23rd South African Parliament from 1999 to 2004. He was a member of the African National Congress. In 2006, he pled guilty in the trial resulting from the Travelgate scandal.

After leaving Parliament, Taabe was a businessman. He was also involved in local government in Mpumalanga: he was appointed as administrator in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality and deputy administrator in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality when the towns were placed under administration in 2005 and 2010 respectively. In September 2015, he announced that he had resigned from the ANC to join the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).