va al ▁Province . ▁He ▁mat ric ulated ▁with ▁distinction ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁Ho ë r sk ool ▁Brit s ▁in ▁Brit s , ▁North ▁West . ▁ ▁Red eling hu ys ▁obtained ▁a ▁B Pol S ci ▁( Pol it ical ▁Science ) ▁degree ▁with ▁distinction ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P ret oria ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Mand ela ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar ship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁B A ▁( H ons ) ▁Political ▁Studies ▁degree , ▁which ▁obtained ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁also ▁with ▁distinction . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁Red eling hu ys ▁purs ued ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁academ ia , ▁t utor ing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P ret oria ▁and ▁later ▁lect uring ▁at ▁the ▁Mid rand ▁Gr adu ate ▁Institute ▁in ▁Mid rand , ▁Johannes burg . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁Red eling hu ys ▁was ▁also ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁in ▁various ▁roles , ▁and ▁was ▁ultimately ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁its ▁Youth ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁following ▁his ▁res ignation ▁from ▁CO PE , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Parliament ary ▁Research ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁Officer ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁specifically ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁Security ▁Cl uster , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁Min ist ries ▁of ▁Police , ▁Justice ▁and ▁Constitution al