Thamsanqa Mabhena
Thamsanqa Mabhena Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1990 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
| Committees | Portfolio Committee On Transport |
Thamsanqa (Thami) Bhekokwakhe Mabhena (1 June 1990) is a South African politician. He is currently the Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport and a
Political career
In 2008, Mabhena formed part of the establishment of the Democratic Alliance branch in his village in Mpumalanga.[1] He was then appointed the founding DA Youth representative.[1] Mabhena was the transport coordinator of the DA's Dr JS Moroka Constituency for the 2009 general election and became a member of the DA Youth provincial council later that same year. In 2010, Mabhena was appointed as the secretary for the Dr JS Moroka Constituency.[1] He was elected deputy chairperson of the DA Youth in the constituency in 2012.[1]
Mabhena then moved to
Parliamentary career
Mabhena stood for election to the National Assembly of South Africa at the May 2019 general election as a candidate on the DA's national list.[2] He entered the National Assembly as the DA retained its position as the official opposition.[3][4] On 5 June 2019, he was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport.[5] On 2 July 2019, Mabhena nominated Shadow Transport Minister Chris Hunsinger to become chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport after saying that it is important that they "have a chairperson with integrity." Hunsinger lost to Mosebenzi Zwane, a former Free State MEC for Agriculture, who is also accused of state capture.[6]
In November 2020, Mabhena called on the national minister of transport, Fikile Mbalula, to "step off Twitter" and deal with his department and the processing of COVID-19 relief funds to the taxi industry.[7] He remained as Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport in the Shadow Cabinet of John Steenhuisen.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Thamsanqa Bhekokwakhe Mabhena". People's Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Selfe, James (16 March 2019). "#DALists: One South Africa for All in action". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?". Eyewitness News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Gerber, Jan (5 June 2019). "Here's the DA's 'shadow cabinet'". News24. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Van Diemen, Ethan; Gerber, Jan (2 July 2019). "DA fails in bid to stop controversial ANC MPs from becoming committee chairs". News24. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Nkanjeni, Unathi (20 November 2020). "Step off Twitter and assist the taxi industry': DA's Thamsanqa Mabhena slams Fikile Mbalula". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "DA announces new Shadow Cabinet that will bring Real Hope and Real Change". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
- Thamsanqa Bhekokwakhe Mabhena at People's Assembly