Mr Ghaleb Cachalia

Formerly: National Assembly

About Ghaleb Cachalia

Mr Cachalia was born in Johannesburg in 1956 and grew up in Vrededorp, Fordsburg. He is the son of anti-apartheid activists, Yusuf and Amina Cachalia.

He was sent to Waterford School in Swaziland, in order to avoid the education offered under the "apartheid system of Indian Affairs". However, his schooling there was interrupted when the South African government threatened him with "passport issues" because of his parents' involvement in anti-Apartheid activism. He was sent abroad to stay with his uncle and aunt in Britain, where he was forced to remain for ten years.

While overseas, he completed his O Levels, received a scholarship to the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, and then went on to study history at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. He campaigned in the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Upon completion of his studies, he returned to South Africa, and went to the University of the Witwatersrand to study law, a degree which he did not complete. While at the university, he joined the Black Students Society and became its vice-president.

Professionally, Mr Cachalia has a background in management consultancy and is the founder of Mentisfactum Advisory Services.

Mr Cachalia served as the DA's Deputy Shadow Minister of Trade and Industry during the Fifth Parliament.

Read more about Mr Cachalia in this blog feature.

Former party:

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Constituency Offices

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Contact Details:

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Current positions:

No current positions recorded.

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Former positions:

Member at Ethics and Members' Interests (Joint Committees)

from 1st August 2019 until 19th January 2024

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2019 until 19th January 2024

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

until 19th January 2024

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

until 19th January 2024

Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises (National Assembly Committees)

from 7th February 2020 until 6th November 2023

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation (National Assembly Committees)

from 7th February 2020 until 7th December 2020

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises (National Assembly Committees)

from 12th November 2019 until 7th February 2020

69th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

13rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

56th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Member at Portfolio Committee On Trade, Industry and Competition (National Assembly Committees)

from 7th June 2017 until 7th May 2019

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 4th May 2017 until 7th May 2019

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Politician Activity

What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.

Engagement with organised labour on the governance, financial and service delivery challenges facing Transnet

1 Nov 2023

Mr G Cachalia (DA) thanked the unions for their representations and highlighted that UNTU’s presentation was detailed and interesting. He ...

Safcol 2022/23 Annual Report

18 Oct 2023

Mr G Cachalia (DA) initiated the discussion by seeking clarification on the fair value gain and its correlation to operational ...

Public Enterprises Portfolio Audit Outcome; DPE 2022/23 Annual Report

11 Oct 2023

Mr G Cachalia (DA) started by addressing the concerns regarding the lack of sufficient information provided, and stressed the critical ...

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Questions asked to ministers:

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Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.

Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises

8 Jan 2024

Whether he has found that Eskom assets are being sold off to private companies; if not what is the position ...

Questions asked to the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity

4 Jan 2024

With reference to his statement that a reduced unplanned capacity loss factor from 19000mw to 15000mw, coupled with increased generation ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises

24 Nov 2023

Whether, considering that Transnet Freight Rail announced the completion of the Mamathwane crossing loop in the Northern Cape a month ...

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Plenary appearances:

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Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.

2023

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Details of Contract and Management thereof	Period of Contract	Value of Contract	Name of State Entity
	Nothing to disclose

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body	Type of Business Activity
none	none

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
Brenthurst Foundation	framed picture of Nmandela	nominal

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Extent of the Property	Location-Area	Description of Property
=/- 500 sq m est	johannesburg, Gauteng	residential house
+/- 120 sq m est	cape Town, W Cape	flat
+/- 100 sq m est	cape Town, W Cape	flat

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
Allan Gray	private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	Number of Shares	Name of Company	Nature
par - no current assets	100%	Mentisfactum (pty) Ltd	managementconsulting/advisory

TRAVEL

1 items

Sponsor	Description of Journey
none	none

BENEFITS

1 items

Source	Description of Benefit
none	none

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Source of Sponsorship	Extent	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship
Nothing to disclose

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Name of Employer	Type of Business
none	none

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

2 items

Type of Business Activity	Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation
none	none	none
none	none	none

TRUSTS

1 items

Trustee/Beneficiary	Details of benefits derived	Registration Number	Name of Trust
LA Cachalai/CD Cachalia	no current assets or income	IT889/85	Luiza cachalia Trust

2022

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Details of Contract and Management thereof	Period of Contract	Value of Contract	Name of State Entity
	Nothing to disclose

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body	Type of Business Activity
None	none

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
Brenthurst Foundation	framed picture of Nmandela	nominal

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Extent of the Property	Location-Area	Description of Property
		primary residence parktown north 2193Apartment Cape town cbd apartment cape town cbd 2019 Fiat 500 m/v

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
parliamentary pension schemeAllan Gray

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	Number of Shares	Name of Company	Nature
par - no current assets	100%	Mentisfactum (pty) Ltd	managementconsulting/advisory

TRAVEL

1 items

Sponsor	Description of Journey
None	none

BENEFITS

1 items

Source	Description of Benefit
None	none

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Source of Sponsorship	Extent	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship
Nothing to disclose

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Name of Employer	Type of Business
None	none

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

2 items

Type of Business Activity	Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation
none	none	None
none	none	None

TRUSTS

1 items

Trustee/Beneficiary	Details of benefits derived	Registration Number	Name of Trust
LA Cachalai/CD Cachalia	no current assets or income	IT889?85	Luiza cachalia Trust

2021

10 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Period of Contract	Value of Contract	Details of Contract and Management thereof	Name of State Entity
none

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
	none

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Extent of the Property	Location – Area	Description of Property
4 bedroomed house. Approx. 800sq m 1 bedroom. Approx.100sq m 2 bedrooms.Approx.150sq m	Parktown North Cape Town CBD Cape Town CBD	Primary residence Flat/apartment Flat/apartment

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	Number of Shares	Name of Company	Nature
No current income/assets	100%	Mentisfactum (pty) Ltd	ord

TRAVEL

1 items

Sponsor	Description of Journey
none

BENEFITS

1 items

Source	Description of Benefit
none

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Description of Assistance/Sponsorship	Source of Sponsorship	Extent
	none

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Name of Employer	Type of Business
none

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Name of Organisation	Value of any Benefits derived
	none

TRUSTS

1 items

Registration Number	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name of Trust	Details of all benefits derived
IT889/85	Luiza&Chiara Cachalia	Luiza Cachalia Trust	No current assets/ income

2020

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Name of State Entity	Details of Contract and Management thereof	Period of Contract	Value of Contract
		none

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body	Type of Business Activity
none

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
	none

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Extent of the Property	Location – Area	Description of Property
4 bedroom property 2 bedrooms 1 bedroom	Parktown North 2193 Cape Town CBD Cape Town CBD JHB	Primary residence Flat/apartment Flat/Apartment 2 Motor vehicles – 2012 Volvo C30 and 2019 Fiat 500

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
Parliamentary pension scheme Allan Gray

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	Number of Shares	Name of Company	Nature
Par No current income/assets	25% 100%	Springtrade cc Mentisfactum (pty) Ltd	Ord Ord

TRAVEL

1 items

Sponsor	Description of Journey
none

BENEFITS

1 items

Source	Description of Benefit
none

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Source of Sponsorship	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship	Extent
none

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Name of Employer	Type of Business
none

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Name of Organisation	Value of any Benefits derived
	none

TRUSTS

1 items

Details of all benefits derived	Registration Number	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name of Trust
No current assets/ income	IT889/85	Luiza Cachalia/Chiara Cachalia	Luiza cachalia Trust

2019

5 categories Source

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
Parliamentary Pension

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

3 items

Nominal Value	Number of Shares	Name of Company	Nature
Par Value	25%	Springtrade cc	Ordinary
No current asset	Trustee	Wiza Cachalia Trust
No current asset	100%	Meutisfacture (Pty)Ltd	Ordinary

TRAVEL

4 items

Sponsor	Description of Journey
South African Israel Foundation	Multi party fact finding trip to Israel (2018)
Fredrich Nauman Foundation	6 day study tour for trade specialists to Washington (2017)
Frederich Nauman Foundation	3 day Alumni meetup for FNP, Washington DC (2019)
The Presidential Preamp	Four meetings and Accommodation – Washington DC - 2019

TRUSTS

1 items

Details of all benefits derived	Registration Number	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name of Trust
No current assets		L Cachalia	Luiza Cachalia Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

4 items

Extent of the Property	Location – Area	Description of Property
	Parktown North	Primary Residence
	Cape Town	Flat (Cape Town Residence)
	Cape Town	Flat (Cape Town)
	2002 Posche and 2012 Volvo C30	2 Motor vehicles

2018

6 categories Source

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mentisfactrum (Pty)Ltd	Financial Advisory, Consulting

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 412	Residential	Parktown North, Johannesburg
Unit 11 55 96/92	Residential	Cape Town CBD
Section 505, The Piazza	Residential	Cape Town CBD

PENSIONS

2 items

Source	Public/Private
Allan Gray	Private
Liberty Life	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

2 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R100	100	Manufacturing (Pty)Ltd	Ordinary
	25%	Springtrade CC

TRAVEL

1 items

Description	Sponsor
Study Trip to Washington DC, visited various government agencies	Friedrick Naumann Foundation

TRUSTS

1 items

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
discretionary trust in favour of daugther	Trustee	Luiza Cachalia Trust	IT 889/85

2017

5 categories Source

PENSIONS

5 items

Source	Public/Private
Liberty Life	Private
Allan Gray	Private
Stanlib	Private
Momentum	Private
Marriot	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

3 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R100	100	Mentisfactum (Pty)Ltd	Ordinary
	25%	Springtrade CC	Shares
R548 482	Shares	Money Market stanlib	Ordinary

TRUSTS

1 items

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
Discretionary Trust in Favor of Daughter (Luiza Amina Cachalia)	Trustee	Luiza Cachalia Trust	IT 889/85

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
mentisfactum (Pty)Ltd	Financial, Advisory Consulting

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Description	Extent	Location
Section 505, The Piazza	Residential	Cape town
Erf 412	Residential	Parktown North, Johannesburg
Unit 11 SS96/92	Residential	Cape Town

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