| Office | Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation |
|---|---|
| Term start | 31 August 2021 |
| Term end | 28 May 2024 |
| Predecessor | New committee |
| Successor | Leon Basson |
| Office 1 | Member of the National Assembly of South Africa |
| Term start 1 | 22 May 2019 |
| Term end 1 | 28 May 2024 |
| Constituency 1 | Gauteng |
| Birth name | Mfana Robert Mashego |
| Party | African National Congress South African Communist Party |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Mfana Robert Mashego is a South African politician who served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation in the National Assembly from 2021 until 2024. A member of the African National Congress, he was Member of Parliament from 2019 until 2024. Mashego is also a member of the South African Communist Party.
Background
Mashego holds a local government certificate, a political school certificate from Walter Sisulu University, a certificate in public administration from the University of Pretoria, a certificate in International Capacity Building and Good Governance from Australia Habitat Studies, a local government and local governance qualification from the University of Johannesburg and a local democracy and local governance qualification from the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization.[1]
Mashego is a former deputy president of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union and a former member of the organisation's provincial executive committee in Gauteng. He also served as the chairperson and as the deputy chairperson of the South African Communist Party in Ekurhuleni.[1]
Parliamentary career
Mashego was elected to the National Assembly in the 2019 general election from the ANC's Gauteng list.[2][3] He served on the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.
During a virtual committee meeting in April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, Mashego was criticised for joking that fellow ANC MP Enock Mthethwa's Zoom background, which mainly consisted of whiskey bottles, was making him "thirsty" at a time the sale of alcoholic beverages were prohibited by the national government.[4]
In August 2021, the ANC announced that Mashego would be taking up the role as chairperson of the newly established Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation.[5][6] He was elected unopposed on 31 August.[7]
Mashego was not listed as an ANC candidate for the 2024 general elections.[8]
References
- ^ "Mr Mfana Robert Mashego - Parliament of South Africa". www.parliament.gov.za. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ News, Eyewitness. "Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "ANC MP shut down during virtual meeting for joking about booze" (in en-ZA). HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ Felix, Jason. "Bongani Bongo gets the chop as ANC reshuffles its parliamentary caucus". News24. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Axe finally falls on Bongani Bongo as ANC shakes up parliamentary caucus" (in en-ZA). TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ Merten, Marianne (2021-09-02). "PARLIAMENT: ANC caucus plays musical chairs to a somewhat discordant tune". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "The ANC`s candidate lists for the 2024 elections - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
External links
- Profile at the African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus