Ms Chantel King

National Assembly

@kingchantel39

About Chantel King

Ms King is a former councillor at Buffalo City Municipality. She first became a MP in 2016 and served on the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology.

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2021 committee attendance as mp

76% attendance rate

Attended 19 meetings out of 25

2020 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 16 meetings out of 17

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 3 meetings out of 3

2018 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 19 meetings out of 19

2017 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 21

2016 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 1 meeting out of 1

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Higher Education, Science and Technology — Follow-up engagement with Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on governance and related matters — 2 Jun 2021
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Lessons learnt in respect of multimodal teaching and learning; 2021 registration for universities & TVET colleges; Progress made with NSFAS appeals; with Deputy Minister — 26 May 2021
Higher Education, Science and Technology — SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry — 11 May 2021
Higher Education, Science and Technology — CSIR, NRF, HSRC 2021/2022 Annual Performance Plan; UNISA enrolment plan & court case — 7 May 2021
Higher Education, Science and Technology — NSFAS, SAQA & DSI 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 5 May 2021

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Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (National Assembly Committees) since 7th December 2020
Constituency Leader at DA Constituency Area: Phesheya Kwenciba 1 (Constituency Area) since 1st June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) from 27th June 2019 until 7th December 2020
43rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
4th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) from 12th September 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 8th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Phesheya Kwenciba (Constituency Area) until 7th May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party) until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology (National Assembly Committees) from 8th December 2016 until 12th October 2018

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
Not Active	33%	3 Sisters Confectioners	Catering

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Family House - Residential	C/o property	Parkside - East London

Committee appearances

Follow-up engagement with Tshwane University of Technology on governance and related matters 2 Jun 2021

Ms C King (DA) said that the presentation did not clearly state how much the University had invested into TUTEH to date. Considering the tax implications, she would have appreciated a presentation on this matter. Looking at the balance sheet of the TUT, the total equity in 2019 was R3.4 ...
Lessons learnt in respect of multimodal teaching and learning; 2021 registration for universities & TVET colleges; Progress made with NSFAS appeals 26 May 2021

Ms C King (DA) raised concern on the multimodal teaching and learning being a challenge in some communities where students were unable to complete assessments and exams. Emails from University of South Africa (UNISA) students had been received listing the challenges experienced, which had resulted in incomplete assessments and failure ...
CSIR, NRF & HSRC 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans; UNISA enrolment planning and recent court case against Minister 7 May 2021

Ms C King (DA) said that she wrote a letter in January when the matter first surfaced asking why this specific decision was taken. She also wrote to NSFAS asking why it would over-fund some students above the threshold it has for each university. It was shocking that it was ...
CSIR, NRF & HSRC 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans; UNISA enrolment planning and recent court case against Minister 7 May 2021

Ms C King (DA) asked CSIR and HSRC about the tender and procurement processes; how far are the discussions with Treasury to consider exempting both institutions from tender processes? The CSIR has been doing great work on research on Covid-19. Is it in discussions with the Department of Health about ...
NSFAS, SAQA & DSI 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans 5 May 2021

Ms C King (DA) said that students were extremely frustrated with NSFAS because of poor communication from the entity. The CEO said that it takes ten days to communicate to students but yet students were still contacting Members and other stakeholders as a resort to intervene. She asked what measures ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation 7 Jun 2021

What (a) total number of returning students at (i) universities and (ii) technical and vocational education and training colleges did not receive National Student Financial Aid Scheme funding during the 2021 academic year and (b) were the reasons for non- funding?
Questions asked to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture 4 Jun 2021

With reference to his reply to question 2194 on October 2020, regarding the name changes in the Eastern Cape that have taken place (a) what total costs have been incurred to date for (i) advertising (ii) venues of local consultation meetings (iii) honoraria paid to Provincial Geographical names committee and ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 3 Jun 2021

(1)With reference to her reply to question 2193 on 18 December 2020, (a) what total number of housing projects was delivered in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in 2020 and (b) in which geographical areas will houses be delivered in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023 in the specified ...

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Plenary appearances

THE RECENT INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE AND CRIMINALITY IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THOSE AFFECTING FOREIGN NATIONALS 10 Sep 2019

Deputy Speaker, between 28 and 37% of adult men reported having raped a woman. Most men who rape do so for the first time as teenagers. Fifty-five rape complaints against police officers were investigated between April to September 2018. Out of every 1 000 suspected rape perpetrators referred for prosecution; ...

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

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