Dr Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

National Assembly

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Party

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

Email

Phone

082 264 3960

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

Gauteng

About Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) since 12th November 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Party)

Formerly

18th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
18th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
18th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
18th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
18th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
18th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of Parmed (Ad Hoc Committees) from 3rd October 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) from 2nd February 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 4th January 2017 until 7th May 2019
15th Candidate at Agang South Africa Provincial Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
9th Candidate at Agang South Africa Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at Agang South Africa (AGANG SA) (Party) until 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Hauzen Guest House (Pty)Ltd	Accommodation

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Hauzen Guest House (Pty)Ltd	Accommodation

Committee appearances

DBE 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; Impact of SONA 25 Feb 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) said that the ECD programme was currently being implemented autonomously by the provinces, and the practitioners were being paid slave wages, and there was a need for the DBE to address this issue. With the ICT equipment like laptops being installed in schools, was there a ...
SA Human Rights Commission Reports on Mental Health Care & Children with Disabilities: Department briefing 18 Feb 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) asked why special schools and resource centres were not evenly distributed according to the number of special needs children in each province. The presentation was filled with theory which does not reflect the reality of schools nationally. She referred to slide 19 stating: "What literature suggests ...
2020 School Readiness & 2019 Matric Examination Outcome; Report on Griqua People’s Heritage Submission; Residents of Dryharts Village Petition 11 Feb 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) said that she was happy that the Department was attending to the matter of reopening the school. She agreed there was a lack of clear and open communication between the community and the Department, because this matter was not supposed to have reached the Committee.
Griqua People’s Heritage submission: Representative of Griqua People’s Heritage; Northern Cape Department of Education& DBE briefing; 2020 school readiness 26 Nov 2019

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) asked the representatives of the Department of Education to explain why they had chosen to use figures derived from 2011 statistics, and not something more recent. Had the Department taken into consideration the dangers that the children of Gong-Gong faced when trying to get to school ...
Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report 22 Oct 2019

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) raised that matter of a need for an update from the national Department of Health on the delivery of new health infrastructure as was stated in the 2018 State of the Nation Address.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Health 9 Jul 2019

What is the total number of drug-related deaths that have been recorded (a) in each province and (b) in each of the past five financial years?
Questions asked to the Minister of Health 18 Apr 2019

What number of persons in the country were diagnosed with (a) tuberculosis, (b) pneumonia, (c) diabetes and (d) cancer in each province (i) in 2018 and (ii) since 1 January 2019?
Questions asked to the Minister of Health 15 Apr 2019

What number of (a) persons were diagnosed with HIV/Aids in each province (i) in 2018 and (ii) since 1 January 2019 and (b) the specified persons are on anti-retroviral treatment?

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Plenary appearances

CLUSTER 2: SOCIAL SERVICES (Subject for Discussion) 20 Nov 2019

Thank you very much, can you give me a chance. Minister you have indicated earlier in your speech that the GEC plan forms part of the initiative to deal decisively with quality and efficiency through implementation and standardised assessment. You have also now reiterated now about the qualifications based on ...
CLUSTER 2: SOCIAL SERVICES (Subject for Discussion) 20 Nov 2019

Hon Minister, the parents and communities advocates for their own children's needs, vis--vis curriculum related matters, inclusive of Comprehensive Sexuality Education. My question is, is there any scientifically evidence to prove that validates the information of the gathered data of the involvement of the vulnerable black communities in decision-making ...

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