Simphiwe Gcwele Nomvula Mbatha

National Assembly

smbatha@parliament.gov.za

About Simphiwe Gcwele Nomvula Mbatha

2020 committee attendance as mp

20% attendance rate

Attended 1 meeting out of 5

2019 committee attendance as mp

83% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 29

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

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Maritime Governance and Sustainable Development; Report back on COP25 outcomes and implications for South Africa, with Minister — 10 Mar 2020
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Committee Reports and Programme — 3 Dec 2019
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Readiness for UNFCCC COP25 conference: Department briefing; Impact of Air Quality in Durban South Basin: stakeholder input; with Minister — 27 Nov 2019
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Captive lion breeding resolutions: responses by Minister, Departments & Industry — 26 Nov 2019
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — iSimangaliso, SANBI, SAWS and SANParks Quarter 1 & 2 performance; with Minister and Deputy — 19 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

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

9th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

First Term Programme 11 Feb 2020

The Committee Secretary gave apologies for three Committee Members who could not attend -- Ms S Mbatha (ANC), Ms T Mchunu (ANC) and Mr J Lorimer (DA).
Outstanding reports and minutes 3 Dec 2019

Ms S Mbatha (ANC) noted that the report did not include the challenges that small-scale fishers face and these were raised by the fishers.
Readiness for UNFCCC COP25 conference: Department briefing; Impact of Air Quality in Durban South Basin: stakeholder input 27 Nov 2019

Ms S Mbatha (ANC) requested documentation from the previously attended conferences so that the Committee could familiarise themselves with past occurrences. She said that invitations had been received from the Minister regarding the Plastics Colloquium, and asked the Department about the attendance logistics for the COP25 conference.
House Resolutions on Captive lion breeding in South Africa implementation: responses by DEFF & DALRRD 26 Nov 2019

Ms S Mbatha (ANC) thanked the Department for a good report, since they were now informed about what had happened; at first the Committee thought that nothing had happened on the Department’s side. When Ms Mbatha and several colleagues watched the documentary film
Industry waste plans; Department 2019/20 Quarter 1 & 2 performance 12 Nov 2019

Ms S Mbatha (ANC) indicated that, based on the data on research on waste removal in South Africa, there is little that has been done with e-waste. She asked that the Department explain to the Committee what Sections 28 and 29 of the Waste Management Act prescribes.

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