Ms Regina Mina Mpontseng Lesoma

National Assembly

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Party

African National Congress (ANC)

Email

mlesoma@parliament.gov.za

Phone

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

KwaZulu-Natal

About Regina Mina Mpontseng Lesoma

What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? My activism started in 1982 when I was at school in KZN. At the time I resided in KwaMashu though I attended school in Umlazi. In the townships politics though covert, was quite alive. At the time I was an active member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) where we often underwent different types of training. More...

2020 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 29 meetings out of 31

2019 committee attendance as mp

79% attendance rate

Attended 50 meetings out of 63

2018 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 23

2017 committee attendance as mp

93% attendance rate

Attended 28 meetings out of 30

2016 committee attendance as mp

97% attendance rate

Attended 29 meetings out of 30

2015 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 21

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

82% attendance rate

Attended 9 meetings out of 11

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
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

Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament — Committee Reports: Parliament Strategic Plan & Annual Performance Plan; Quarter 3 & 4 performance — 2 Sep 2020
Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — Prohibition of public servants doing business with state; PSC Commissioner vacancy advert (subcommittee programme); with Deputy Minister — 2 Sep 2020
Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — DPSA E-government plan; disciplinary cases; suspensions, PSC Anti-Corruption Hotline; with Minister — 26 Aug 2020
Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — DPME briefings: Implementation Policy on Performance Management for HoDs and DGs in the public service & Monitoring reports for Phase 1 and 2 on COVID 19 studies; with Deputy Minister — 19 Aug 2020
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus — Discussion on matters relating to Women’s Month; Third Term Programme — 30 Jul 2020

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

voting member at Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution (Ad Hoc Committees) since 21st August 2019
Member at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
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 African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

20th Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation (National Assembly Committees) from 6th June 2018 until 7th May 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) from 29th May 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency (Ad Hoc Committees) from 29th February 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Whip at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 5th June 2018
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
12nd Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (824): Durban Central (Constituency Office) from 10th May 2014 until 6th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 7th February 2012 until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Communications (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (824): Durban Central (Constituency Office) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Tourism (Committee) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	3 Bedroomed House	Newlands East, Kwa Zulu Natal
Residential	3 Bedroomed House	Reservoir Hills, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Residential	Newlands East, Durban, KZN
Residential	Richmond Gardens, Durban, KZN

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership
Surefine Trading Incorporated
Surefine Trading [Director]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	3 Bedroomed granny flat	Reservoir Hills, Durban
Residential	3 Bedroomed	Newlands East, Durban

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Surefire Trading	Private Co.
Surefire Trading	Private Co.

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential House	Normal	Reservoir Hills, Durban
Residential family house	Normal	Newlands East, Durban

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Curries Fountain Sports Development Centre	NPO
Supefire Trading [Director]	Private Co.
Surefire Trading [Incorporator]	Private Co.

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Durban

Committee appearances

Monitoring & stats on prohibition of public servants doing business with state; Sub-committee programme & PSC Commissioner vacancy advert 2 Sep 2020

The Chairperson said the Public Service Association (PSA) should be compliant with all laws and deal with corruption adequately. Some regulations ensured that corruption did not happen. As a Department, how could they identify the gap in the best way and ensure that by the end of the term, half ...
DPSA on: E-government plan; Disciplinary cases, number of suspended employees and cost of suspension of the public servants & PSC on corruption cases reported on National Anti-Corruption Hotline, success and challenges 26 Aug 2020

The Chairperson said that the purpose of the meeting was to receive the three presentations as outlined in the programme that Members had received. The first presentation would be by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) on the e-government plan and implementation to transform government services into a ...
DPME briefings: Implementation Policy on Performance Management for HoDs and DGs in the public service & Monitoring reports for Phase 1 and 2 on COVID 19 studies 19 Aug 2020

On monitoring, the Department submitted reports to the President on a regular basis. It went to the clusters as the issues arose. The Chairperson should guide the Department on how it should share information, being mindful of the fact that the DPME had few people in the field.
Parliament’s 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan & budget: Executive Authority briefing 28 Jul 2020

Ms R Lesoma (ANC) stressed the need to have a dual participatory democracy methodology that could be applied to address the needs of the public, who had to compete with buying data against fulfilling basic household needs. What progress was Parliament making to ensure the capacity-building of Members went ahead ...
DPSA Budget: Committee Report 16 Jul 2020

Ms M Lesoma (ANC) said that the font sizes need to be adjusted. Regarding Brand SA, Members have expressed their discomfort with senior positions not being filled such as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and that this must be recorded as it becomes a risk ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 11 Dec 2018

What (a) were some of the key discussions that featured during the Indian Ocean Conference that took place from 27 to 28 August 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam and (b) are the objectives and policy priorities of the South African chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association?
Questions asked to the Minister of Tourism 15 Nov 2013

Whether, given the fact that international operations are expanding and that this exposes SA Tourism (SAT) and his department to foreign currency risk, his department and SAT have plans to investigate this in the management of risk to exposure; if not, why not; if so, what plans?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

My apology, House Chair. I am in the next question. Thank you.
UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

House Chair, having noted the pronouncement made by the Minister of Finance during the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, MTBPS, on cost- cutting measures, has the National Treasury issued any instructions in a form of the practice note or any other tool to effect the decision made and pronouncement made ...

All Plenary Appearances

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