After
apartheid ended in 1994, Duma became the inaugural
Provincial Secretary of the ANC's branch in the new
North West Province. He also represented the ANC in
Parliament until the
2004 general election, when he was elected to the
North West Provincial Legislature.
North West Executive Council: 2004–2009 Pursuant to the 2004 general election, on 30 April 2004, Duma was also appointed to the
Executive Council of the North West by newly elected Premier
Edna Molewa, who named him
Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Tourism. On 23 August 2005, Molewa announced a reshuffle in which he was moved to a new portfolio as MEC for Arts, Culture and Sports;'''''' he remained in that office for the rest of the legislative term. He was accused of claiming unlawful benefits from Parliament as part of the so-called
Travelgate fraud. In October 2006, he signed a
plea bargain and pleaded guilty in the
Cape High Court to theft in relation to
R51,000 in unlawful benefits. He was sentenced to pay a fine of R30,000 or serve three years' imprisonment, with a further mandatory five years' imprisonment suspended for five years.
Drunk driving charge In 2005, while the Travelgate charges were pending, Duma was acquitted of a
drunk driving charge on a technicality after a protracted trial. According to the
Mail & Guardian, ahead of the trial, the ANC caucus in the provincial legislature gave him a standing ovation "in a show of moral support"; after his acquittal, the ANC passed a motion to congratulate him, which the opposition
Democratic Alliance called "an insult to thousands of South Africans who are victims of accidents caused by drunk driving".
ANC Deputy Provincial Secretary Also in 2005, Duma was elected Deputy Provincial Secretary of the ANC's North West branch. He served under Premier Molewa, who succeeded Molefe as Provincial Chairperson, and deputised Provincial Secretary
Supra Mahumapelo. Duma was initially viewed as a member of Mahumapelo's anti-Molefe "Taliban"
faction, but by early 2007, as the next provincial elective conference approached, the
Mail & Guardian said that the Taliban had turned against Duma because of his conviction on the Travelgate charges. Duma dismissed this claim, saying, "As far as I'm concerned, the thing [Travelgate] is over". by number of votes received, he was ranked 72nd of the 80 ordinary members elected. However, at the provincial elective conference in May 2008, he was succeeded as Provincial Secretary by
Nikiwe Num.
National Assembly: 2009–2014 In the
2009 general election, Duma did not stand for re-election to the provincial legislature but instead was elected to return to the national Parliament as a Member of the
National Assembly. The Democratic Alliance harshly criticised the ANC for nominating Duma and others who had been convicted in Travelgate. He was not re-elected to the ANC National Executive Committee in December 2012.
North West Legislature: 2014–2018 In the
next general election in 2014, after a full term in the National Assembly, Duma returned to the North West Provincial Legislature, ranked 20th on the ANC's provincial party list. his seat was filled by
Mmoloki Cwaile. == Personal life and death ==