Mr Zakhele Njabulo Mbhele

National Assembly

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Party

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Email

voxprimus@gmail.com

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Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

Western Cape

About Zakhele Njabulo Mbhele

Zakhele Mbhele (born 9 November 1984) is an MP of the Democratic Alliance in the National Assembly. Mr Mbhele joined the DA in late 2005 where he was a candidate contesting the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Wits University under a DA affiliated banner. Mr Mbhele then particpated in the youth structures of the DA. He served as a Media Liaison Officer for Western Cape Premier, Ms Helen Zille, from November 2011 to May 2014. He was then elected to the National Assembly (NA) in 2014 where he served the Portfolio Committee on Police

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2020 committee attendance as mp

90% attendance rate

Attended 9 meetings out of 10

2019 committee attendance as mp

86% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 28

2018 committee attendance as mp

97% attendance rate

Attended 59 meetings out of 61

2017 committee attendance as mp

98% attendance rate

Attended 47 meetings out of 48

2016 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 42 meetings out of 44

2015 committee attendance as mp

91% attendance rate

Attended 39 meetings out of 43

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

94% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 18

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Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Small Business Development — Sefa & Seda 2019/20 Quarter 4 Report — 24 Jun 2020
Small Business Development — Department of Small Business Development 2019/20 Quarter 4 performance; with Deputy Minister — 17 Jun 2020
Small Business Development — Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan — 5 Jun 2020
Small Business Development — DSBD on: SMMEs in distress; COVID-19 intervention measures; funding for SMMEs; with Deputy Minister — 3 Jun 2020
Small Business Development — SEFA 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister — 21 May 2020

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

5th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Police (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Athlone 2 (Constituency Area) from 10th May 2014 until December 2017
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
5th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Five-Oh-Two	Gastronomy Events
Director- Thoth Media	Media
Director - Concerts in the Park	Community Concerts

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 1651	1677 m2	Deneysville

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Concerts in the Park	Free community Concerts
Five-oh-two	Gastronomy events
Thoth Media	Media

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 1651	1677sq.m	Deneysville

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Five-On-Two	Gastronomy events
Thoth Media	Online
Concerts in the park	NGO community concerts

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 1651	1 677sq.m.	Deneysville

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Study tour	Taiwan Government
Study tour	SA-Israel Forum

SPONSORSHIPS

Source	Description	Extent
Taiwan Government	Study tour	01-05 Dec. 2014
SA - Israel Forum	Study tour	05-10 Jan. 2015
Various hotel in Israel [study tour]		SA-Israel Forum

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Thoth Media	Media
Concerts in the Park	Free community concerts
Zip Zap Circus School	Circus training

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Taiwan Foreign Affairs Ministry	Okura Hotel [study tour]	Unknown

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 1651	1 677sq.m.	Deneysville, Free State

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Thoth Media	Media production and sales - Events management
Concerts in the Park	Community music concerts

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 1651	1 677sq.m.	Deneysville

Committee appearances

Sefa & Seda 2019/20 Quarter 4 Report 24 Jun 2020

Mr Z Mbhele (DA) asked SEDA about the business advisors (BAs) which were at the core of the implementation of SEDA’s mandate. He commented that if one wanted to paint a picture of the ideal scenario when it came to SEDA assisting emerging enterprises, it would show small businesses ...
Department on Small Business Development 2019/20 Quarter 4 performance 17 Jun 2020

Mr Z Mbhele (DA) asked for clarity on the reasons for variances in spending, and asked for an explanation of the R85.3 million over-expenditure by the Small Business Innovation Fund.
Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan 5 Jun 2020

Mr Z Mbhele (DA) asked what SEDA was doing to address market failure in various contexts. This was an important issue in situations where there was a market monopoly, as this affected supply and demand as well as pricing. There were also policy issues that SEDA should help small businesses ...
DSBD on: SMMEs in distress; COVID-19 intervention measures; funding for SMMEs 3 Jun 2020

Mr Z Mbhele (DA) raised an issue that had brought to his attention by a handful of small business applicants to the Relief Fund. He was aware that the Department had briefly addressed this on social media, but he was not sure that this had been fully explained. This concerned ...
SEFA 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan 21 May 2020

Mr Z Mbhele (DA) asked about the loan guarantee scheme which was announced by the President, and if SEFA had any role in that scheme because many small businesses would be depending on them for funding, and there had been some problems when it came to extending credit to small ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition 22 Jun 2020

On which provisions in the Lockdown Regulations did he rely to declare that an essential service certificate issued by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission is a compulsory requirement for businesses to operate during the Lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19? [
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 19 Jun 2020

(1)With reference to her assertion that the sale and use of tobacco products is associated with increased risk of the spread of SARS-CoV-2, which she used to justify the prohibition of tobacco product sales, what is the scientific rationale and empirical basis for the prohibition; (2) whether she and ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 19 Jun 2020

(1)What total number of submissions did the Government receive (a)(i) in support of lifting the prohibition on tobacco products sales during the national lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 and (ii) what were the main points of motivation and/or rationale advanced for the support and (b ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2019 4 Dec 2019

Minister, if your department was dissolved tomorrow, do you believe that such a reversal would make any meaningful difference or cause any adverse impact on the small business landscape?
CONSIDERATION OF BUDGETARY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 6 Nov 2019

Deputy Speaker, the DA has always maintained that small business development is not a policy imperative that should solely be confined to a single part of government. That is our position that this department is entirely unnecessary. Rather, small business development should be championed across numerous portfolios where it has ...

All Plenary Appearances

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