Curtis Mabena Explained

Party:	African National Congress
Office1:	Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:	3 July 2001
Termend1:	May 2009
Citizenship:	South Africa
Birth Date:	8 November 1959

Daniel Curtis Mabena (born 8 November 1959) is a South African politician and civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2009.^[1] He first joined the assembly on 3 July 2001, filling the casual vacancy arising from Thabang Makwetla's resignation,^[2] and was elected to a full term in the 2004 general election.^[3]

After vacating his seat in the 2009 general election, Mabena worked in public administration in the Department of Water Affairs. In May 2011, News24 reported that the South African Qualifications Authority had found that he had misrepresented his qualifications on his resumé, falsely claiming to have an honours degree in comparative and development studies.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 18 November 2008 . Statement by Curtis Mabena on Housing provision . 2023-04-11 . ANC Parliamentary Caucus.
2. Web site: 2002-06-02 . The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020602095739/http://parliament.gov.za/na/resign.htm . 2 June 2002 . 2023-04-02 . Parliament of South Africa.
3. 20 April 2004 . General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004 . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 466 . 2677 . 4–95 . 26 March 2021.
4. Web site: 28 May 2011 . State officials ‘lie’ about qualifications . 2023-04-11 . News24 . en-US.