Fawzia Rhoda Explained

Fawzia Rhoda
Honorific-Suffix:MPL
Office:Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Term Start:22 May 2019
Birthname:Fawzia Rhoda
Nationality:South African
Party:Democratic Alliance
Profession:Politician

Fawzia Rhoda is a South African politician serving as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature since May 2019. Rhoda is a member of the Democratic Alliance.

Political career

In the build-up to the provincial election on 8 May 2019, Rhoda was placed fourth on the Democratic Alliance's Northern Cape provincial list. She was elected as the DA won 8 seats.[1] She was sworn in as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature on 22 May 2019 following the election.[2] She is the head of the DA's Bo Karoo constituency.[3]

In 2020, Rhoda declared her candidacy for Northern Cape DA leader. The provincial congress was held on 5 December 2020.[4] She lost to Harold McGluwa.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: ANC comes out tops in Northern Cape . 10 October 2020 . IOL . 10 May 2019 . Kimberley.
  2. Web site: Fawzia Rhoda . People's Assembly . 10 October 2020.
  3. News: Beangstrom . Patsy . Dept dismisses claims that pupils tested positive at camp . 10 October 2020 . Diamond Fields Advertiser . 12 August 2020 . The DA constituency head of Bo-Karoo, Fawzia Rhoda, ....
  4. News: Kwon Hoo . Sandi . DA releases list of NC candidates . 24 November 2020 . Diamond Fields Advertiser . 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124205725/https://www.dfa.co.za/news/da-releases-list-of-nc-candidates-436fc905-b5d1-4717-ae4f-072032207e34. 24 November 2020.
  5. News: Phillips. Benida. 6 December 2020. DA in N Cape elects McGluwa as new provincial leader. DFA. 7 December 2020.