Mfana Robert Mashego is a South African politician who has been the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation in the National Assembly since 2021. A member of the African National Congress, he has been a Member of Parliament since 2019. Mashego is also a member of the South African Communist Party.
Robert Mashego MP | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | New committee |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mfana Robert Mashego |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress South African Communist Party |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Background
editMashego holds a local government certificate, a political school certificate from Walter Sisulu University, a certificate in public administration from the University of Pretoria, a certificate in International Capacity Building and Good Governance from Australia Habitat Studies, a local government and local governance qualification from the University of Johannesburg and a local democracy and local governance qualification from the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization.[1]
Mashego is a former deputy president of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union and a former member of the organisation's provincial executive committee in Gauteng. He also served as the chairperson and as the deputy chairperson of the South African Communist Party in Ekurhuleni.[1]
Parliamentary career
editMashego was elected to the National Assembly in the 2019 general election from the ANC's Gauteng list.[2][3] He served on the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.
During a virtual committee meeting in April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, Mashego was criticised for joking that fellow ANC MP Enock Mthethwa's Zoom background, which mainly consisted of whiskey bottles, was making him "thirsty" at a time the sale of alcoholic beverages were prohibited by the national government.[4]
In August 2021, the ANC announced that Mashego would be taking up the role as chairperson of the newly established Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation.[5][6] He was elected unopposed on 31 August.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr Mfana Robert Mashego - Parliament of South Africa". www.parliament.gov.za. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ News, Eyewitness. "Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "ANC MP shut down during virtual meeting for joking about booze". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Felix, Jason. "Bongani Bongo gets the chop as ANC reshuffles its parliamentary caucus". News24. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Axe finally falls on Bongani Bongo as ANC shakes up parliamentary caucus". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Merten, Marianne (2 September 2021). "PARLIAMENT: ANC caucus plays musical chairs to a somewhat discordant tune". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
External links
edit- Mr Mfana Robert Mashego at People's Assembly
- Profile at the African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus