Dr Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

National Assembly

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About Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (National Assembly Committees) since 4th September 2020
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 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
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
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

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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

Reopening of Schools; National School Nutrition Programme & Directions for Learners with Special Education Needs: DBE 1 Sep 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) informed the Committee that the administrative block of a school in her province was burnt down. She asked whether anything was done to help the school function normally. It was her view that the Decentralised procurement system presented opportunities for fraud and recommended that the Centralised ...
Amended School Calendar & Risk Adjusted Differentiated Approach: DBE briefing 25 Aug 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) referred to the issue of certain principal and district directors who had been disapproving the applications of educators with co-morbidities, irrespective of them having submitted all the necessary supporting documents, and asked for clarity on this matter. Evidentially, information indicated that ten million learners had returned ...
Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Quarter 4 Performance 18 Aug 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) asked about the non-payment of educators who had been pensioned off in 2019 What is supposed to happen about this non-payment? What is the difficulty for them to be paid their pension? She knew two teachers who had died so far before receiving their hard-earned money ...
DBE, SACE & Umalusi on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan 7 Jul 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) said that both SACE and Umalusi have included in their adjusted budget allocations for travel and accommodation, yet DBE stated that no travelling will take place under COVID-19. Can the travel budget be reduced to zero, so that that money can be used for important matters ...
Department Update on COVID-19 School Compliance measures, challenges and mitigations 30 Jun 2020

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) thanked DBE for the presentation. She referred to Makibe Primary School in Mpumalanga, the most dilapidated school in South Africa as reported in the media. She asked if the 20 mobile classrooms mentioned donated by a local mine are in operation? Have those classrooms been delivered ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 15 Sep 2020

Whether her department has investigated cases of old people’s houses that are allegedly getting sold off without their consent to make way for businesses in Phomolong, Orlando West; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what actions will her department take to ensure that no ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education 1 Sep 2020

What (a) are the details of the major factors that her department considered when taking the decision to reopen schools during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic (b) conclusive evidence did her department rely on to reach the conclusion that children are less likely to die from the virus and ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education 31 Aug 2020

What are the reasons that her department has delayed the pension payout of Mr Solomon PamoTlhapi, a former educatorin the North West who retired in December 2019 (details furnished)?

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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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