Mr Bennet Mzwenqaba Bhanga

Formerly: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature and National Assembly

Bennet Mzwenqaba Bhanga

About Bennet Mzwenqaba Bhanga

Mr Mzwenqaba Bhanga is the former Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay. He was the leader of the opposition (DA) in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. He read for a Public Management qualification at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) where he was completing research in maritime studies. He is a former National General Secretary of the South African Students Congress (SASCO). He was also a deputy chairperson of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He once chaired the regional branch of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) in the Eastern Cape.

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Mr B Bhanga (DA) said he was not sure when the Department report from the Gauteng indaba would be ready, ...

Mr B Bhanga (DA) said the Bill is a complex and sensitive issue. He asked that the public also recognise ...

Mr B Bhanga (DA) asked what authority did the traditional leaders have because in South Africa, the Constitution was supreme. ...

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Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services to question 1320 on 20 May 2016, ...

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services to question 1319 on 20 May 2016, ...

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services to question 1318 on 20 May 2016, ...

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Chairperson, today, on the day of Human Rights, we have heard the most racist speech from the hon member. [Interjections.]