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 LAMEC (Labour Community Advice Media and Education Centre) in Khayelitsha. The organisation is a part of World Workers Media Production and has educated union activists in media production since 1997.

Currently

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the appointment of the Auditor-General: (Ad Hoc Committees) since 23rd June 2020
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 (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

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 Mpumalanga 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 National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
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 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
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Limpopo 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 (National Assembly Committees) from 16th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (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 (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 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

First Special Report on financial management of government’s COVID-19 initiatives: AGSA briefing 4 Sep 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) advised the AG that if his Office feels that more support is required in order for it to execute its mandate freely without fear or favour, the Committee was the right platform for the AG to express himself freely on where it requires more support.
Minister & DWYPD on National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide 27 Aug 2020

Ms N Mente (EFF) said it was worrisome that a policy document seeks to make a certain position on behalf of women such as those subjected to all these atrocities, but the dates of consultation dates are a red flag. This is because it poses a question of who has ...
Auditor-General of South Africa Vacancy: Interviews 20 Aug 2020

Ms N Mente (EFF) said that the candidate mentioned that the position has quite a reputable history and Office of the Auditor General is a respected institution. Being a Chapter 9 institution, it has to strengthen democracy, but with the history of the audit outcomes and the amendments that have ...
Follow-up correspondences and outstanding information from Content Adviser 15 Jul 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) asked what the Committee sought to achieve with APAC. What impact did it have, and what solutions was it providing to the mandate of the Committee? She requested clarity on the mandate of APAC, and what it sought to achieve. Follow-ups were needed to ensure that ...
DPWI on implementation of corrective measures emanating from investigation into irregularities related to funeral services procured 8 Jul 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) said it seemed as if the Committee was looking for answers in the wrong places. The initial report which Members had demanded from the DPWI had a particular name scratched out. After substantial discussion between Members and the DPWI, it had eventually been revealed by an ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Health 31 Aug 2020

(a) What number of public health facilities in the country are designated facilities for sterilisation, (b) what is the name of each specified facility and (c) where is each facility located?
Questions asked to the President of the Republic 27 Aug 2020

Whether he has been informed that Andrew Babeile, who was sentenced for stabbing a fellow white pupil after racial violence at his school in Vryburg in 1999, is struggling to secure a sustainable job because of the criminal record he carries; if so, (2) whether his Office has considered giving ...
Questions asked to the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities 7 Aug 2020

Following the release of the report by the Commission of Gender Equity with regard to the treacherous and inhumane sterilisation of HIV-positive women, some dating back to 1997, what steps has she taken to ensure that (a) no woman is ever forced to undergo this dehumanising practice and (b) those ...

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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 2018 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

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