Khaya Magaxa Explained

Khaya Magaxa
Office:Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises
Term Start:2 July 2019
Term End:28 May 2024
Predecessor:Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe
Successor:Position abolsihed
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start1:22 May 2019
Term End1:28 May 2024
Office2:Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Premier2:Helen Zille
Term Start2:16 February 2016
Term End2:7 May 2019
Predecessor2:Marius Fransman
Successor2:Cameron Dugmore
Office3:Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Term Start3:21 May 2014
Term End3:7 May 2019
Birthname:Khayalethu Elvis Magaxa
Birth Date:29 January 1964
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress
Profession:Politician

Khayalethu Elvis "Khaya" Magaxa (born 29 January 1964) is a South African politician who was Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress (ANC).[1] He became an MP in May 2019. Magaxa was elected as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2014,[2] and served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2016 to 2019.[3] He was the acting provincial chair of the ANC in the Western Cape from 2016 to 2019.

Magaxa was ranked too low on the ANC's list to secure re-election in 2024.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Quintal . Genevieve . ANC picks tainted MPs to run committees . 18 April 2020 . BusinessLIVE . 20 June 2019.
  2. News: Hartley . Aziz . ANC lists WCape candidates . 18 April 2020 . IOL news . 12 March 2014.
  3. News: Manikivana . Thandi . Khaya Magaxa new leader of opposition in legislature - ANC WCape . 18 April 2020 . Politicsweb . 16 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Dentlinger . Lindsay . ANC's WC provincial legislature leader Dugmore heading to Parliament . 2024-12-02 . EWN . en.