Judith Tshabalala Explained

Judith Tshabalala
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation
Alongside:David Mahlobo
President:Cyril Ramaphosa
Term Start:7 March 2023
Predecessor:Dikeledi Magadzi
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start1:22 May 2019
Term Start2:19 October 2011
Term End2:7 May 2014
Predecessor2:Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya
Birth Date:30 March 1982
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Profession:Politician

Judith Tshabalala (born 30 March 1982) is a South African politician from Gauteng who has been Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation since March 2023.

Tshabalala has served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019, and previously from 2011 to 2014. She is a member of the African National Congress.

Parliamentary career

Tshabalala is a member of the African National Congress. She entered the National Assembly of South Africa on 19 October 2011 as a replacement for Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya.[1] During her first term, she was assigned to both the Standing Committee on Finance and the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture. In July 2013, she became a member of the ad hoc committee on the Appointment of the Auditor General. She was not elected to a full term in the 2014 general election, as she was ranked low on the ANC's regional-to-national list.[2]

In May 2019, Tshabalala was elected to return to the National Assembly.[3] From June 2019, she was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises.[4]

National government

In a cabinet reshuffle on 6 March 2023, Tshabalala was appointed Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation by president Cyril Ramaphosa. She replaced Dikeledi Magadzi who was dismissed from government.[5]

Personal life

In February 2020, Tshabalala was hijacked at her home in Sebokeng. She was then taken hostage and dropped off unharmed in Eden Park, Alberton.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIST OF MEMBERS 4th Parliament As of 17 January 2012 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . 24 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Ms Judith Tshabalala . People's Assembly . 23 October 2020.
  3. News: SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures . 23 October 2020 . News24 . 15 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises . Parliament of South Africa . 23 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Ramokgopa named new minister of electricity . 2023-03-07 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA.
  6. News: Head . Tom . ANC MP hijacked, taken hostage during terrifying ordeal in Gauteng . 23 October 2020 . The South African . 23 February 2020.