Dr Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

National Assembly

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About Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) since 3rd November 2020
Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) since 12th November 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (National Assembly Committees) from 4th September 2020 until 3rd November 2020
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) from 27th June 2019 until 12th November 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 KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
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 Gauteng 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
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
9th Candidate at Agang South Africa Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
15th Candidate at Agang South Africa Provincial 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 2019 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
Accommodation	Hauzen Guest House Pty Ltd

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

Vaccine roll-out programme & acquisition, with Minister 9 Sep 2021

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) wished the Minister had been present in the meeting to clarify the contradictory statements. She suggested that statements were made by the Minister that government was considering limiting access to public facilities to people who had not been vaccinated. The business community was being allowed to ...
DBE on Teenage Pregnancies & Comprehensive Sexuality Education 7 Sep 2021

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) asked about the impact of Covid-19 on the number of adolescent girls who had sexual relationships with older sexual partners thus increasing sexual behaviour amongst adolescents. Does the study include the number of teenage girls who get pregnant from being raped by fathers and family members? ...
Election of Chairperson; NHI: public hearings day 18 31 Aug 2021

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) stated that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) would not take part in the nomination process.
National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence: Lead departments’ report-back; 2021 Women’s Parliament preparatory briefing 25 Aug 2021

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) directed a question to the DWYPD, and asked how effective and accessible the website was, including social media to communities in the rural areas. The Department of Justice was questioned after its failure in the past to respond to an issue raised by her involving restorative ...
Update on migration of Early Childhood Development: DSD & DBE briefing 25 Aug 2021

Dr S Thembekwayo (EFF) based her question on the contextual background and analysis, where statistics were given on Grade Sevens in 2001 and grade Rs in 2012 respectively. Had there been a negative or positive impact on the expansion of this programme? Could someone offer an explanation for this? It ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education 31 Aug 2021

What (a) number of schools were recorded by her department to have been affected by the recent acts of destruction in (i) KwaZulu-Natal and (ii) Gauteng, (b) is the extent of the damage and (c) plans are in place for the learners who were studying in these schools?
Questions asked to the Minister of Small Business Development 30 Aug 2021

What (a) relief packages did her department provide to small businesses affected by the recent violence that followed the imprisonment of former President, Mr J G Zuma, and (b) is the demographic profile of the specified businesses that benefited from the relief packages?”
Questions asked to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation 23 Jun 2021

What (a) is the root cause of the failure of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to pay disbursements due to students at the University of South Africa and (b) interventions have been made by his department to resolve the problem?

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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 regarding ...

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