Ghaleb Cachalia

National Assembly

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Party

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Email

Phone

083 675 2563

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

Gauteng

About Ghaleb Cachalia

Mr Cachalia was born in Johannesburg in 1956 and grew up in Vrededorp, Fordsburg. He is the son of anti-apartheid activists, Yusuf and Amina Cachalia.

He was sent to Waterford School in Swaziland, in order to avoid the education offered under the "apartheid system of Indian Affairs". However, his schooling there was interrupted when the South African government threatened him with "passport issues" because of his parents' involvement in anti-Apartheid activism. He was sent abroad to stay with his uncle and aunt in Britain, where he was forced to remain for ten years.

While overseas, he completed his O Levels, received a scholarship to the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, and then went on to study history at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. He campaigned in the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Upon completion of his studies, he returned to South Africa, and went to the University of the Witwatersrand to study law, a degree which he did not complete. While at the university, he joined the Black Students Society and became its vice-president.

Professionally, Mr Cachalia has a background in management consultancy and is the founder of Mentisfactum Advisory Services.

Mr Cachalia served as the DA's Deputy Shadow Minister of Trade and Industry during the Fifth Parliament

2020 committee attendance as mp

60% attendance rate

Attended 3 meetings out of 5

2019 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 15 meetings out of 17

2018 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 78 meetings out of 83

2017 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 24

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Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Public Enterprises — How can Transnet contribute socio-economic transformation: stakeholder engagement — 11 Mar 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — SAA outstanding matters: update, with Minister — 19 Feb 2020
Public Enterprises — Committee Programme 2020 Term 1 — 12 Feb 2020
Public Enterprises — Alexkor 2018/19 Annual Report & Administrator progress report — 27 Nov 2019
Public Enterprises — Roadmap for Eskom; Minister input on Eskom & SAA — 20 Nov 2019

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises (National Assembly Committees) since 7th February 2020
Member at Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests (Committee) since 1st August 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises (National Assembly Committees) from 12th November 2019 until 7th February 2020
56th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
69th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
13rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee On Trade and Industry (National Assembly Committees) from 7th June 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 4th May 2017 until 7th May 2019

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mentisfactrum (Pty)Ltd	Financial Advisory, Consulting

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 412	Residential	Parktown North, Johannesburg
Unit 11 55 96/92	Residential	Cape Town CBD
Section 505, The Piazza	Residential	Cape Town CBD

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Allan Gray	Private
Liberty Life	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R100	100	Manufacturing (Pty)Ltd	Ordinary
	25%	Springtrade CC

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Study Trip to Washington DC, visited various government agencies	Friedrick Naumann Foundation

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
discretionary trust in favour of daugther	Trustee	Luiza Cachalia Trust	IT 889/85

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Liberty Life	Private
Allan Gray	Private
Stanlib	Private
Momentum	Private
Marriot	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R100	100	Mentisfactum (Pty)Ltd	Ordinary
	25%	Springtrade CC	Shares
R548 482	Shares	Money Market stanlib	Ordinary

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
Discretionary Trust in Favor of Daughter (Luiza Amina Cachalia)	Trustee	Luiza Cachalia Trust	IT 889/85

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
mentisfactum (Pty)Ltd	Financial, Advisory Consulting

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Section 505, The Piazza	Residential	Cape town
Erf 412	Residential	Parktown North, Johannesburg
Unit 11 SS96/92	Residential	Cape Town

Committee appearances

SAA outstanding matters: update 19 Feb 2020

Mr G Cachalia (DA) noted that, in terms of the appointment of the business rescue practitioners, a report was required and clearly an extension had been given but, in the interim, it was reasonable to ask, not with specific regard to the plan because that would come later, what had ...
First Term Programme & Strategic planning session preparation 12 Feb 2020

Mr G Cachalia (DA) said that it is important that the Committee address Eskom and SAA as both their operations and service delivery is in crisis. He stated that Eskom and SAA and the Business Rescue team have being working throughout the holiday season and have finally come to the ...
Alexkor 2018/19 Annual Report 27 Nov 2019

Mr G Cachalia (DA) says that Alexkor is in a poor state of affairs. They have three options: sell Alexkor, close it down or put it into business rescue and he would like to know what management’s view is on this.
Minister on Eskom Special Paper & impact of Integrated Resource Plan on Eskom 20 Nov 2019

Mr G Cachalia (DA) welcomed the unbundling of Eskom and the timeframes attached to this process.
Department & State-Owned Companies Medium term financial & operational performance; State-Owned Companies ecent developments: update 13 Nov 2019

Mr G Cachalia (DA) found that the first slide and the last slide were the most pertinent parts of the presentation. It is imperative that DPE send the presentations well in advance to give Committee members enough time to engage with it so as to be able to discharge their ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 19 Nov 2019

Whether his department did business with certain (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (names and details furnished in each case) (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) on what date(s) did his department do business with the ...
Questions asked to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 6 Nov 2019

Whether her department did business with certain (a) persons , (b) companies and (c) trust( Tony Georgiades, David Ngobeni, Kojo Mills, Paul Ekon, Trevor Pikwane, Chistian Gouws, Eugene Clause Bezuidenhout, Gerhard Jo Van Niekerk, Casper Van Den Burg, Martyn John Churchouse,Lesiba Edmond Sekele, Florin Mircea Cozmuta, Cedric John Bredenkamp, Paul ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Labour 12 Mar 2019

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by her department relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b ...

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