Arnold Stofile

Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile (born 27 December 1944), is currently South Africa's Minister of Sport and Recreation. He has been Sport Minister since 2004. He was born in Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. [ [http://www.anc.org.za/people/stofile_ma.html Arnold Stofile ] ] . Stofile studied towards a masters degree in Theology at the University of Fort Hare. He also obtained a Master of Arts from Princeton University in 1983.

Stofile joined the ANC in 1963. He was charged with harbouring of terrorists by the Ciskei government and served a three year jail sentence.

Stofile was not only a politician and church man, but also a great sportsman. He played scrum half and wing for the Border Rugby team, and was a loud voice in the campaign towards non-racial sports.

In 1984 he travelled to New Zealand where he lead a successful campaign against the planned All Blacks' tour of South Africa.

After the 1994 democratic elections, Stofile was the ANC's chief whip in parliament. He held that position until his appointment as Premier of the Eastern Cape province in 1997.

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