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.
"Don't lose hope. South Africa is a Great country and things will improve for the better."
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
My political awareness dates back to the late '70s growing up in the then Transkei ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
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Parliament should also ensure that the issues which concern South Africans are the matters that are being dealt with.
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I began my career in politics as a professional staff member working in ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
Prior to 2000, I worked for Local Government for 15 years as an Official. I then got involved with the Democratic Alliance, which was then the Democratic Party (DP) in 1997 before ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP?
I joined the Democratic Alliance Student Organisation in my first year at Wits and have been part of politics ever since. I was elected as a PR Councillor in the City of ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? My political awareness emerged in 1988 when I was attending Mjokwane Secondary School where I was President of the Learner Representative Council (LRC). Someone who had recently returned from exile came to ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? My politics began in 1980 at Kgarahara High School in Ga Polatla, Botlokwa, Ga-Machaka, Limpopo when we received a visit from someone who spoke about the idea of establishing a branch of ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? I was influenced at home since during apartheid our family home was regularly visited and raided by the security branch at Meadowlands in Soweto - due mainly to my grandmother and uncle’s ...
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? Politics were introduced to me through my father who was politically active during the apartheid era. As a young teacher my involvement and activism was further deepened when I joined the National ...
