Collen Maine has for the longest time been affiliated with the African National Congress.
As a political figure, he has stirred mixed reactions about his capability and leadership skills.
For more than a decade now, he has served several positions in the political space.
Collen Maine after losing weight. Photo: @Collen MaineSource: Facebook
His life has also been a rollercoaster.
You should check out these unknown details about him.
Collen Maine has been in the political space for more than a decade now.
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The irony is that most people do not know him beyond the facade they see during political rallies.
Others have been curious to know more about his body transformation in the past three years.
Well, instead of wallowing in speculations, you might want to check out these details for more clarity.
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How did he strike a balance between his delicate political career and social life?
How old is Collen Maine?
Maine is a private man.
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However, issues about his age and his position as the ANCYL national executive committee stirred an uproar.
In 2018, two former ANCYL members wrote tocourtclaiming that Maine had exceeded the party leader’s required age.
He went toIpelegeng secondary school, and not much is known about his personal life.
Collen Maine at 136kg. Photo: @TimesLIVESource: Twitter
Collen Maine’s wife
The name of his wife is Kelebogile.
There were allegations that the situation was so bad that Kelebogile moved out of their marital house.
Between May 2009 and August 2014, he served as a delegate at the National Council of Provinces.
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Between August 2013 and January 2014, he was a member of the selected committee on economic development.
Between January 2014 and April 2014, he was a select committee member on trade and international relations.
Later, in April 2014, he was appointed as a member of the joint defence committee.
Collen Maine before his weight loss. Photo: @Undlunkulu_XoliSource: Twitter
One year later, he left parliament to become the MEC in the North West province.
He took over from Julius Malema.
Collen worked along alongside Njabulo Nzuza, who was the secretary-general.
His weight troubled his health. Photo: @News24Source: Twitter
Their tenure also faced many challenges, and they failed to take ANCYL to its elective conference.
He left the ANCYL president position in 2018.
He told the media that he was leaving parliament due to private matters.
Is this how losing 50kgs looks like? Photo: @AdvoBarryRouxSource: Twitter
However, he did not disclose what the future held for him.
His decision to resign came barely two months after his swearing-in.
Collen Maine’s before and after pictures
Collen was known to have been bigger.
Has losing weight become a continuous process for him? Photo: @Collen MaineSource: Twitter
For the longest time, people referred to him as Oros because of the rolls around his waist.
However, he changed.
His deteriorating health influenced his decision.
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The ANCYL president went through a laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion.
The process involves removing about 80% of the stomach and replacing it with a small tube-shaped stomach.
Beforethe surgery, Maine admitted to have been battling with high cholesterol levels and hypertension.
Before the surgery, Maine was also claustrophobic and would avoid being in enclosed places.
Therefore, he experienced a lot of challenges, especially with attending the endless political andbusinessmeetings.
While most were curious about his drastic weight loss, others speculated that he was stressed.
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Collen Maine has had his fair share of wins and losses.
After more than a decade of being in the political space, he resigned from parliament.
If you wish to join the party as a member, you should go through the details.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
Email: pshmueni@gmail.com
