Vusumuzi Cyril Xaba

National Assembly

Formerly: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature

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African National Congress (ANC)

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KwaZulu-Natal

About Vusumuzi Cyril Xaba

Mr Xaba was born in KwaZulu-Natal in 1967. Mr Xaba was in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature as a Member (1994-2009 and 2014-2019). He served in the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council (2014-2016)as MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Mr Xaba studied law at the University of Natal in Durban and holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Mr Xaba has held leadership roles in organisations such as the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Natal Students Congress, University of Natal Black Students Society, ANC Youth League, ANC Regional Executive Committee and ANC Provincial Executive Committee.

He currently serves as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans

2020 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate

Attended 48 meetings out of 50

2019 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 23

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Defence and Military Veterans — DoD & DMV Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports — 2 Dec 2020
Defence and Military Veterans — Department of Defence 2019/20 Annual Report — 1 Dec 2020
Defence and Military Veterans — Armscor, Military Veterans, Castle Control Board 2019/20 Annual Reports — 25 Nov 2020
Defence and Military Veterans — DoD, DMV, Armscor & Castle Control Board audit outcomes — 24 Nov 2020
Defence — South African Unintegrated Forces United Front on their grievances — 19 Nov 2020

All meetings attended

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Currently

non-voting member at Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution (Ad Hoc Committees) since 10th February 2020
Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (National Assembly Committees) since 2nd July 2019
Member at Joint Standing Committee on Defence (Joint Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Constitutional Review Committee (Joint Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

1st Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
17th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Committee appearances

Workshop with DoD on Force Structure, Compensation of Employees, development of an exit mechanism and Force Rejuvenation 26 Aug 2020

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans welcomed all Committee Members and members of the Department of Defence (DoD) to the workshop at which they would discuss the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) structure, compensation of employees, the development of an exit mechanism and rejuvenation of ...
Election of Co-Chairperson; Employment of members of SANDF in service in co-operation with SAPS 25 Jul 2019

Members elected Mr C Xaba (ANC) and Mr N Nchabeleng (ANC; Limpopo) as the Co-Chairpersons of the Joint Committee from the National Assembly and NCOP components respectively
Public Works Department Budget & Programmes 2001/2 13 Jun 2001

Mr Cyril Xaba (ANC) asked how many Client Departments had come forward and signed the service level agreement with the Department of Public Works. He also asked if there were any redundant staff in the Department and what would be done about these staff. Finally Mr Xaba asked who is ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans 17 Sep 2020

(1)What are the benefits for the Republic’s participation in Operation Copper contained in the Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Security Cooperation aimed at strengthening anti-piracy efforts that was signed by Mozambique, Tanzania and the Republic in 2012; (2) whether, given the nonparticipation of the other two countries in ...

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Plenary appearances

THE RECENT INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE AND CRIMINALITY IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THOSE AFFECTING FOREIGN NATIONALS 10 Sep 2019

Hon Deputy Speaker, hon Deputy President, hon Deputy Ministers, hon Ministers and hon members, let me thank the IFP for this debate. Let us take our memory back to our history as a nation, to remind ourselves of the context for crime and violence in South Africa, in order to ...
APPROPRIATION BILL 17 Jul 2019

Hon Chairperson, hon Minister, hon Deputy Minister, hon Members of Parliament, my predecessor, Mr Motimela, Chief of the Defence Force, the Secretary of the Defence Force, guests in the gallery, the mission of the Department of Defence is to provide, manage, prepare and deploy defence capabilities commensurate with the needs ...

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