Ms Sheilla Tembalam Xego

National Assembly

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Party

African National Congress (ANC)

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Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

Eastern Cape

About Sheilla Tembalam Xego

Ms Xego is a member of the African National Congress. She started her career in politics in 1976 as a trade unionist. From 2000 to 2006, she served as a Councillor in the Mbhase Municipality and Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape. Ms Xego progressed through the ranks in her political career and in 2011 she was elected to serve as a Member of Parliament (MP).

She currently serves as an MP in the National Assembly as an alternate Member of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and a full member in the Portfolio Committee on Tourism.

2021 committee attendance as mp

83% attendance rate

Attended 5 meetings out of 6

2020 committee attendance as mp

55% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 40

2019 committee attendance as mp

80% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 25

2018 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 49 meetings out of 56

2017 committee attendance as mp

71% attendance rate

Attended 41 meetings out of 58

2016 committee attendance as mp

69% attendance rate

Attended 36 meetings out of 52

2015 committee attendance as mp

70% attendance rate

Attended 33 meetings out of 47

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

100% attendance rate

Attended 1 meeting out of 1

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Multi-Party Women’s Caucus — Committee Minutes — 24 Mar 2021
Tourism — South African Tourism Quarter 2 & 3 2020/21 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 9 Mar 2021
Tourism — Department of Tourism 2020/21 Quarter 2 & 3 performance; with Minister — 2 Mar 2021
Tourism — Developments in tourism sector: TBCSA briefing; Impact of SONA on Tourism Sector — 23 Feb 2021
Tourism — Tourism Equity Fund: NDT & SEFA briefing; Impact of SONA on tourism sector — 16 Feb 2021

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

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Communications (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Tourism (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

18th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Tourism (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee On Transport (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
15th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
GEPF	Public

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
East London to Durban	Old Mutual

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location	Extent
Residentail	Nqabara Location
REsidential	La Dolce Vita, Gauteng	Sectional Title House
Residential	East London	Unknown
Residential	Dutywa Town	Unknown
Plot	Stutterheim	Unknown

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
GEPF	Public

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Flat	Johannesburg
Plot	Stutterheim
House	Nqabara Dutywa
House	Dutywa
House	East London

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Widow's Pension - GEPF	Public

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Flat	Johannesburg
Plot	Stutterheim
House	Nqabar Dutywa
House	Dutywa
Hosue	East London

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
GEPF [Spouse benefit]	Public

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
House	Dutywa
House	East London
House	Johannesburg
Plot	Stutterheim

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
GEPF [Widow's Pension]	Public

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	Normal	Dutywa
Residential	Normal	Northriding

Committee appearances

Department of Tourism 2020/21 Quarter 2 & 3 performance 2 Mar 2021

Ms S Xego (ANC) appreciated the Department being able to come and report on its performance when it was due for reporting. The Committee understands the environment the Department operated under because of COVID-19, which resulted in a national lockdown. Everybody observes the loss of jobs in the tourism sector ...
Tourism Equity Fund: NDT & SEFA briefing; Impact of SONA on tourism sector 16 Feb 2021

Ms S Xego (ANC) thanked the Minister for her opening remarks. Tourism was the biggest contributor to economic development in South Africa. The national tourism sector strategy for 2016-2026 expressed itself in a transformed and inclusive tourism economy. The launch of this Fund was also an answer to that. The ...
Tourism Equity Fund: NDT & SEFA briefing; Impact of SONA on tourism sector 16 Feb 2021

Ms S Xego (ANC) said that she was going to second the proposal that Ms Makhubela-Mashele chair the meeting.
SABC briefing 18 Nov 2020

Ms S Xego (ANC) appreciated that the Committee invited the full Board complement. Although it was not pleasant to hear the divergent opinions, it was important to know that when a decision was taken, there were divergent views. She was not pleased that retrenchments are taking place.
South African Tourism 2020/21 Quarter 1 Performance; Committee Report on Transformation in the Tourism Sector 13 Oct 2020

Ms S Xego (ANC) welcomed the report of SA Tourism - it reminds us of where we come from. My plea to you, Mr Ntshona, is that even if we are on a virtual meeting with the international world, you must show that background. It starts there because there may ...

All Committee Appearances

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Plenary appearances

ANC CONDEMNS ASSAULT OF ACTRESS AND MUSICIAN ABIGAIL KHUBEKA (Member's Statement) 29 Oct 2019

Hon House Chair, the ANC condemns in the strongest possible terms the assault of the multiple award-winning actress and musician Abigail Khubeka, allegedly by a Soweto taxi driver. The driver of a minibus taxi allegedly hit the legendary in her face and mouth leaving her with visible black marks on ...
ANC CONDEMNS ASSAULT OF ACTRESS AND MUSICIAN ABIGAIL KHUBEKA (Member's Statement) 29 Oct 2019

Hon House Chair, the ANC condemns in the strongest possible terms the assault of the multiple award-winning actress and musician Abigail Khubeka, allegedly by a Soweto taxi driver. The driver of a minibus taxi allegedly hit the legendary in her face and mouth leaving her with visible black marks on ...

All Plenary Appearances

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