Mr Yusuf Cassim

Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

Formerly: National Assembly

@YusufCassim

About Yusuf Cassim

What is your political background and what attracted you to your political party? I have always been interested in politics dating as far back as 2009. I studied BCom Accounting and I got involved in my first year on campus in 2009 with what was the Muslim Student Association. I was approached when the DA wanted a student structure at the university. More...

2018 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 8 meetings out of 8

2017 committee attendance as mp

41% attendance rate

Attended 15 meetings out of 37

2016 committee attendance as mp

66% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 35

2015 committee attendance as mp

48% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 27

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

73% attendance rate

Attended 11 meetings out of 15

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — National School of Government Breaking Barriers to Entry (BB2E); NYDA Grant and Scholarship Funds; Deputy Minister present — 13 Mar 2019
Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — Public Service Graduate Scheme, with DPSA Deputy Minister; 30-day payment of invoices, with DPW Minister & Deputy — 13 Feb 2019
Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — DPME & NYDA & Statistics South Africa Quarter 1& 2 performance — 14 Nov 2018
Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — DPSA, PSC, CPSI, National School of Government Quarter 2 performance; with Deputy Minister — 7 Nov 2018
Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation — NYDA's Integrated Youth Development Strategy; DPME on planning/budget alignment; StatSA legislative reform — 31 Oct 2018

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

Member at Economic Development, Environmental Affairs & Tourism (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) since 3rd June 2019
Member at Education (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) since 3rd June 2019
Member at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

3rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
22nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation (National Assembly Committees) from 8th December 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency (Ad Hoc Committees) from 29th February 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 8th December 2016
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
8th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
90th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Retirement Annuity	Public
Pension Fund	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	No	Nature
Investec
Phuthuma Nathi
Industrial and Commercial Holdings Group Ltd	Shares	200
Wooltru Ltd	100	Ordinary
CNA Gallo Ltd	500	Ordinary
Netcare Limited	125
South African Chrome	2000
Telkom SA Limited	213
FirstRand Ltd	250
Anglo American PLC	25
MTN Group Ltd	37
Sasol Limited	50
Sasol Inzalo Public Ltd	90
Vodacom	213
Sasol Limited	6

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Apartment	123m2	Port Elizabeth (jointly owned with Spouse)

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Retirement Annuity	Public
Political Office Bearers Pension Fund Public

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

No	Name of Company	Nature
100	Wooltru Ltd - Ordinary	shares
500	CNA Gallo Ltd	Ordinary
125	Netcare Limited	Shares
2000	South African Chrome	Shares
213	Telkom SA Limited	shares
250	FirstRand Ltd	shares
25	Anglo American PLC	shares
37	MTN Group Ltd	shares
50	Sasol Limited	shares
90	Sasol Inzalo Public Ltd	shares
213	Vodacom	shares
6	Sasol Limited	Shares
5324	Phuthuma Nathi Investments Ltd	Investments
1500	Phuthuma Nathi Investments Ltd	Investments
200	Industrial and Commercial Holdings Group Ltd	shares

TRUSTS

Name Of Trusts
Kauther Mohammed Family Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Apartment	123sq.m	Port Elizabeth

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R6 670	200	Industrial B Corporate Holdings Group Ltd	Listed shares
R2 146	100	Wooltru Ltd	Listed shares
R2 710	500	CNA Gallo Ltd	Listed shares
R1 661	125	Netcare Ltd	Listed shares
R4 450	213	Telkom SA Ltd	Listed shares
R2 020	2 000	SA Chrome	Listed shares
R3 022	250	First Rand Ltd	Listed shares
R6 997	25	Anglo American PLC	Listed shares
R3 667	37	MTN Group Ltd	Listed shares
R18 300	50	Sasol Ltd	Listed shares
R10 470	90	Sasol Inzalo Public Ltd	Listed shares
R20 000	213	Vodacom	Listed shares
R53 240	5 324	Phuthuma Nathi Investment Ltd	Listed shares
R15 000	15 000	Phuthuma Nathi Investment Ltd	Investments

TRUSTS

Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts
Beneficiary	Durchil Trust
Beneficiary	Camfy Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Apartment [50%]	Humewood, NMB

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R6 670	200	Industrial	Listed share
R2 146	100	Wooltru Ltd	Listed share
R2 710	500	CNA Gallo Ltd	Listed share
R1 661	125	Wetcare Ltd	Listed share
R2 020	2 000	SA Chrome	Listed share
R4 450	213	Telkom SA Ltd	Listed share
R3 022	250	First Rand Ltd	Listed share
R6 997	25	Anglo American PLC	Listed share
R3 667	37	MTN Group Ltd	Listed share
R18 300	50	Sasol Ltd	Listed share
R16 470	90	Sasol Inzalo Public Ltd	Listed share
R20 000	213	Vodacom	Listed share
R53 240	5 324	Phuthuma Nathi Investments Ltd	Listed share
R15 000	15 000	Phuthuma Nathi Investments 2 Ltd	Investments

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Study tour to Israel and Palestine	SAF

TRUSTS

Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts
Beneficiary	Durchill Trust
Beneficiary	Camfy Trust

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	Name of Company	No	Nature
R 6 670	Industrial	200
R2 146	Wooltru Ltd	100	Ordinary
R2 710	CNA Gallo Ltd	500	Ordinary
R1 661	Netcare Limited	125
R2 202	SA Chrome	2 000
R4 450	Telkom SA Limited	213
R3 022	FirstRand Ltd	250
R6 997	Anglo American PLC	25
R3 667	MTN Group Ltd	37
R18 300	Sasol Limited	50
R16 470	Sasol Inzalo Public Ltd	90
R20 000	Vodacom	213

Committee appearances

Breaking Barriers to Entry (BB2E): National School of Government briefing; Grant Funding and Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund and turnaround times for processing applications 13 Mar 2019

Mr Y Cassim (DA) asked whether the NSG has ever assessed the value or actual skills developed in these public service internships where the NSG sources enrolment from. How does one know the candidates are not relegated to unskilled, menial tasks in these internships? Regarding the BB2E curriculum, Mr Cassim ...
Public Service Graduate Scheme: DPSA briefing; 30-day payments: Department of Public Works on briefing 13 Feb 2019

Mr Y Cassim (DA) asked what level of work opportunities the GRSF programme offered.
NYDA's Integrated Youth Development Strategy; DPME on planning/budget alignment; StatSA legislative reform 31 Oct 2018

Mr Y Cassim (DA) asked for clarity behind the rationale on the extension of the powers of the Minister. According to the presentation there was a need to strengthen the coordination mandate and powers for both the Minister and the SG. However, earlier it was mentioned that StatsSA wanted to ...
Medium Term Strategic Framework/outcome 12 & NDP vision 2030 progress: DPSA briefing 24 Oct 2018

Mr Y Cassim (DA) said that he was confused and concerned about the principle. If the Committee should not be making recommendations, then the observations should be what was observed from the interactions. In the future, any Member could make a proposal related to the report and the Committee could ...
DPME, Department of Public Service and Administration & Stats SA BRRR 17 Oct 2018

Mr Y Cassim (DA) wanted to find out if the matter of the youth directorates in the different departments was verified. This matter was raised in Committee deliberations yesterday. The Committee could not put a matter in the Report which Members themselves were unsatisfied with.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister in the Presidency 19 Mar 2019

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by her Office relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b ...
Questions asked to the Minister in the Presidency 19 Mar 2019

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by her Office relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises 21 Feb 2019

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by his department relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

JOINT SITTING TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2019 12 Feb 2019

Hon Chairperson, fellow South Africans, I greet you in the universal greeting of peace, Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Hon President, after in your own words, nine wasted years, last year you addressed this Chamber in your inaugural state of the nation address, at a time where young South ...
20 Years Of Democracy: Together Advancing Youth Development And Empowerment (Debate On Youth Day) 24 Jun 2014

Hon Chairperson, this debate is in honour and remembrance of the youth of 1976, who rose up against the system that saw fit to use education as a means of oppression. The surest way to empower our youth is through quality accessible education. This includes access to higher education and ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

TRUSTS

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances