How well do you know your MPs? MP Corner features blog entries from your favourite MPs who have agreed to "get personal". Find out how they got into politics and what their message is for you.
"There is hope for the country and we can work together to overcome the various challenges. We should celebrate our diversity. I would love to see the 'Zebra' survive and thrive."
Question 1: What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I started volunteering in the Democratic Party (DP) Youth, then went on ...
"I choose to believe there is more good than bad in South Africa, and if everyone chooses to run away, who will be left to stay and fight for what’s right and just."
1. How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I am ...
"People should not just fold their arms and keep quiet. The people elected the government and the interest of the people must be prioritised."
1. What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
Originally, I used to be a member ...
"What we need is to unite around a common vision of the South Africa we want to build"
Question 1: What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I studied Political Science and Philosophy at university, completing an Honours degree ...
Stop voting for a party that has failed to deliver strong economic growth and causes such hardship for millions of South Africans.
1. What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I grew in a liberal family, believing in the ...
"There's so much that is right with South Africa. We can fix everything that's wrong with our country."
Question 1: What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I started politics in 2006. I joined the DA because ...
Question 1: What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I have lived an interesting, varied and enriching life. I grew up in the ghettoes of Vrededorp, Fordsburg and Nugget Street in Johannesburg, South Africa. My parents were full-time political ...
"We can become a winning nation if we unleash the creative power of the individual."
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
From an early age I had an unusual interest in politics. I think I was drawn to ...
"We have to develop the solution from amidst us as South Africans and present this plan as a product of the collective “us”"
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
My first political stand was at the age of ...
