Ms. Lerule-Ramakhanya was born in the former Louis Trichardt now Makhado Town. A Seasoned leader of the African National Congress and its progressive leagues. She cut her political teeth within the ranks of the ANCYL in Vhembe Region of Limpopo where she served as a former Limpopo Provincial Deputy Chairperson, and as former Vhembe Regional Treasurer. As a community activist, she was a member of the civil organisation SANCO from 1997 where she served as head of Youth Desk.
After serving her organisation’s Youth wing, she later graduated to the mother body, the African National Congress as the Provincial Executive Committee Member in Limpopo Province. She was also elected as a member of the Provincial Working Committee. Ms Lerule-Ramakhanya also served as a leader of the Political Education Desk within the Vhembe Regional Committee. She also served as an ANCWL branch secretary in the Vhembe Region. After alignment In 2016 of municipal boundaries she was elected as a member of her Branch Task Team as the Convenor and later became a Chairperson of the Branch.
Comrade Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya is a long-time member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) from 2000 to date. She is the Chairperson of the Alpheus Malivha District of the SACP (SACP Limpopo Province- Vhembe District). She was responsible for Strategic planning for the programs of the district, implementing programmes of the organisation in the district, launching and monitoring branches. She was also responsible for the international commission.
Lerule-Ramakhanya for the second time has served her organisation, the African National Congress from 2018 to date as a member of the Provincial Executive Committee, the member of Provincial Working Committee and Convener of deployees for ANC in Waterberg Region. She is a Chairperson of the Education and Health sub-committee of the ANC.
Ms. Lerule-Ramakhanya continues to serve with dedication in her current role, contributing to the advancement of education and community development in Limpopo Province.