Ms Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente

National Assembly

@veronica_mente

About Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente

Ms Mente began her professional career as a bodyguard to the then mayor of Cape Town. She was a "barefoot lawyer" in the township of Khayelitsha and assists workers who have had their rights abused in different ways in the work place. Ms Mente was one of 15 volunteers who worked with the advisory office Labour Community Advice Media and Education Centre (LAMEC) in Khayelitsha. The organisation is a part of World Workers Media Production and has educated union activists in media production since 1997.

Read more about Ms Mente in this MP corner blog here.

Currently

Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 6th May 2020
Member at Disciplinary Committee (National Assembly) (National Assembly Committees) since 11th September 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) since 13th June 2019
Alternate Member at Rules of the National Assembly (National Assembly Committees) since 6th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the appointment of the Auditor-General: (Ad Hoc Committees) from 23rd June 2020 until 20th October 2020
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Mpumalanga Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional North West Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Committee On Auditor-General (Committee) from 1st June 2017 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation (National Assembly Committees) from 16th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees) from 5th May 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) from 26th April 2016 until 7th May 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) from 1st March 2015 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 16th November 2016
2nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
2nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
19th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
House	Cape Town	Residential

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	3 Bedroomed House	Parklands, Cape Town

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Residential	Cape Town

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
South African Police Service	Public

Committee appearances

Update by Minister on consequence management at National Skills Fund & NSFAS 25 Aug 2021

Ms V Mente (EFF) commented that whether there were existing deficiencies in the system or not, there should be no excuse for not complying with National Treasury rules and regulations, and the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). Both the DG and the CEO should have acted immediately once the AG ...
DENEL SIU investigations: hearing 24 Aug 2021

Ms V Mente (EFF) asked what the sources of revenue-making was for Denel. How would Denel conduct business without relying on the DPE and government funding? If there were projects that could generate revenue, could they be outlined clearly? What was Denel doing to generate revenue for itself? As things ...
RAF 2019/20 audit hearing 18 Aug 2021

Ms V Mente (EFF) said that the RAF is not being called out on financial irregularities but because of the outcry of payments and the high percentage charged by lawyers, which result in lower pay-out amounts. The Committee is trying to prevent a situation where people are being robbed in ...
Presidency on SIU reports & status of suspended DPW DG; HAWKS & NPA on cases referred by SIU; SIU on Digital Vibes investigation 6 Jul 2021

Ms V Mente (EFF) said that Lt Gen Lebeya’s presentation on SIU referrals seemed incomplete in its coverage of some cases, especially the Brixton cases. For most cases, the slides clearly indicated that the case had been referred to the NPA on a certain date and that the prosecutor’s decision ...
Presidency on SIU reports & status of suspended DPW DG; HAWKS & NPA on cases referred by SIU; SIU on Digital Vibes investigation 6 Jul 2021

Ms V Mente (EFF) asked about the dates provided for the finalisation of the ID investigations. Sometimes the date was a long time away – for example, the ID aimed to finalise the ABB Impulse case in March 2022. How did the ID determine those dates? Moreover, was it fairly ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister in the Presidency 12 Mar 2021

What (a) are the relevant details of the communications expenditure on COVID19,
Questions asked to the President of the Republic 5 Jan 2021

Whether, since the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) released a report on the forced sterilisation of HIV-positive women, he has held any meeting(s) with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities to determine their actioned response to the CGE Report; if not, why not, since he has continuously ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 25 Sep 2020

What number (a) of litigation matters with regard to forced and/or coerced sterilisation have the National Prosecuting Authority dealt with in the period 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2019 and (b)(i) of the specified matters were settled out of court and (ii) what did the specified settlements entail; (2) what ...

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Plenary appearances

JOINT SITTING TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2019 12 Feb 2019

Hayi ndifuna ukuxelela uMbhexeshi oyiNtloko ukuba...
USOMLOMO: Hayi xa ufuna ukuxelela umntu...
English:
...you do not raise a point of order.
Ndp. 21 Jul 2014

Centralising procurement is not a solution, because it will just increase the red tape and centralise corruption. The Presidential Hotline management is in such a poor state that no area can vouch for the assistance granted to it due to this hotline.
Turnaround times have to be as quick as ...

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

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