Jeaneth Lizzy Thabethe, formerly known as Jeaneth Nghondzweni,[1] is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature since 2014. She has served as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Legislature since May 2022.
Jeaneth Thabethe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Legislative career
editThabethe was elected to her legislative seat in the 2014 general election, ranked 16th on the ANC's provincial party list.[2][3] She served as the provincial legislature's Chairperson of Committees during the legislative term that followed.[2] In the 2019 general election, she was re-elected to her seat, ranked 21st on the ANC's party list.[2]
In May 2020, during South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown, the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters laid a criminal complaint against Thabethe, alleging that she had received food parcels intended for distribution to residents as part of the South African Social Security Agency's lockdown relief programme. The party claimed that Thabethe had directed a truck of food parcels to her home in Tekwane South outside Mbombela.[4][5] Thabethe strongly denied the allegations; she said that they were intended to discredit her during the Mpumalanga ANC's ongoing leadership succession battle, in which, according to News24, Thabethe supported a faction aligned to former Premier David Mabuza.[6]
In May 2022, the ANC announced that Thabethe had been named Deputy Speaker of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, serving under Speaker Makhosazane Masilela.[7]
References
edit- ^ "'I will make you poop' – Mpumalanga legislature remarks traumatise Mkhwebane". News24. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ a b c "Jeaneth Lizzy Thabethe". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Premier set for a comeback next term". Mpumalanga News. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ Yende, Sizwe Sama (3 May 2020). "Mpumalanga MEC demands evidence before acting against comrade". City Press. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "EFF lays corruption charges against ANC MPL for 'sending food parcels to her house'". The Citizen. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ Madia, Tshidi (17 April 2020). "ANC legislature chairperson in a pickle over claims she used food parcels for personal gain". News24. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "No more job hunting as ANC Mpumalanga chair joins provincial legislature with R1m salary". Polity. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
External links
edit- Jeaneth Lizzy Thabethe at People's Assembly