Ngwanamakwetle Reneiloe Mashabela is a South African politician from the Economic Freedom Fighters party. She has been a Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014. Mashabela is a member of the central command team of the EFF.
Reneiloe Mashabela | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
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| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Career
editMashabela joined the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2013. She was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the general election held on 7 May 2014.[1] Mashabela was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 21 May 2014.
In November 2014, house chairperson Cedric Frolick ordered sergeant-at-arms Regina Mohlomi to remove Mashabela from the house after she repeatedly called president Jacob Zuma a "thief" and refused to withdraw.[2] Riot police came in to remove her from the chamber. Mashabela said that she was "traumatised" from the experience.[3]
At the EFF's conference in December 2014, she was elected to the central command team as an additional member.[4]
Mashabela was re-elected as an MP in May 2019.[5] She was re-elected to the central command team of the EFF in December 2019.[6] Before she joined politics she was a primary school teacher at Nokane primary school in Ditshošing/Shawela village in Bolobedu.
References
edit- ^ "2014 elections: List of EFF MPs elected to the National Assembly". Politicsweb. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Joubert, Jan-Jan (18 November 2014). "I had to act to restore order in the House: Frolick". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Hunter, Qaanitah (17 November 2014). "EFF MP will challenge 'Zuma the thief' again". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Economic Freedom Fighters (17 December 2014). "Our newly elected leadership - EFF". Politicsweb. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Cele, S'thembile (15 December 2019). "EFF elects 40-member central command team". News24. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
External links
edit- Ngwanamakwetle Reneiloe Mashabela at People's Assembly