Mr Archibold Jomo Nyambi

National Council of Provinces

jnyambi@parliament.gov.za

@amzejomo

About Archibold Jomo Nyambi

What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? My political awareness emerged in 1988 when I was attending Mjokwane Secondary School where I was President of the Learner Representative Council (LRC). Someone who had recently returned from exile came to us to conscientise us on the politics of the ANC and the struggle for liberation; although the work was underground. In the same year my older brother went into exile which deepened my understanding of the political situation, because we received visits from the police and Security Branch at ungodly hours. More...

2019 committee attendance as mp

60% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 30

2018 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 25

2017 committee attendance as mp

41% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 32

2016 committee attendance as mp

25% attendance rate

Attended 7 meetings out of 28

2015 committee attendance as mp

42% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 31

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

54% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 24

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
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

Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament — Summary Dismissal of Secretary to Parliament; PSC Inquiry report on death of Mr L Garane (closed) — 11 Sep 2019
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication — SA Express on the airline’s financial challenges, fleet maintenance & turn-around strategy — 11 Sep 2019
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy — Communal Property Associations compliance and intervention report — 10 Sep 2019
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication — Department of Communications Annual Performance Plan — 24 Jul 2019
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament — Induction to Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Part 1): JSCFMP mandate and functions; Parliament’s responsibilities in terms of the FMPPLA; Legacy Report — 19 Jul 2019

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 Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy (Ncop Committees) since 24th June 2019
Member at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) since 24th June 2019
Member at Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises (Ncop Committees) since 24th June 2019
House Chairperson (Committees) at NCOP Rules Committee (Ncop Committees) since 24th June 2019
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) since 23rd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

Alternate Member at Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention (Ad Hoc Committees) from 29th May 2018 until 7th May 2019
Co-Chairperson of the Subcommittee on HLP Report at Subcommittee on HLP Report (Joint Committees) from 5th April 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises (Ncop Committees) from June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources (Ncop Committees) from June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) from 22nd May 2014 until 7th May 2019
169th Candidate at African National Congress National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at Committee On Petitions and Members' Legislative Proposals (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) from 7th May 2009 until 21st April 2014
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Member at Select Committee on Economic Development (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Chairperson of Select Committee on Petitions and Members' Legislative Proposals at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) until 21st April 2014
Member at Select Committee on Public Services (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Member at Select Committee on Trade and International Relations (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Chairperson at Select Committee on Petitions and Private Members Legislative Proposals (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Member at Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Block C Village, Nelspruit	4 Bedrooms House	House
Nelspruit	2 Bedrooms House	House
Nelspruit	3 Bedrooms House	House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	11 Rooms	Kasiboshwa
House	9 Rooms	Nelspruit
House	5 Rooms	Nelspruit

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mgubho	Agricultural business activity

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	4 Bedroomed	Kasiboshwa
House	3 Bedroomed	Nelspruit
House	2 Bedroomed	Nelspruit

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mgubho	Agricultural business activity

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	4 Bedroomed	Kasiboshwa
House	2 Bedroomed	Nelspruit
House	3 Bedroomed	Nelspruit

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mgubho	Agricultural Business Activity

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	4 Bedroomed	Kabiboshwa
House	2 Bedroomed	Nelspruit
House	3 Bedroomed	Nelspruit

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mgubho	Agricultural Business activity

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	4 Bedroom	Kasiboshwa
House	2 Bedroom	Nelspruit
House	3 Bedroom	Nelspruit

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mgubho	Agricultural Business Activity

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	2 Bedroom	Nelspruit
House	3 Bedroom	Nelspruit
House	4 Bedroom	Kasiboshwa

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mgubho [Board Member]	Business activity

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	3 Bedroom	Nelspruit
Residential	4 Units	Kasiboshwa
House	4 Bedroom	Kasiboshwa
House	2 Bedroom	Nelspruit

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Mgubho [Board Member]	-

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	680sq.m.	Kasiboshwa
House	512sq.m.	Nelspruit
House	105sq.m.	Nelspruit

Committee appearances

SA Express on the airline’s financial challenges, fleet maintenance & turn-around strategy 11 Sep 2019

Mr A Nyambi (ANC; Mpumalanga) appreciated the comprehensive presentation given by the SAX delegation. He expressed that it was comforting that the entity had made submissions, about past governance to the Zondo Commission. He pointed out that the entity could not function with optimal efficacy and efficiency with its current ...
Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform on compliance with legislation and financial sustainability of cooperatives and CPAs 10 Sep 2019

Mr A Nyambi (ANC) stated that slide 20 is the only slide that appreciates the distinctive provincial nature of the Committee. Our interests are provincial interests and only slide 20 captures that. We need more details because lack of information will make it hard for us to represent our provinces ...
Department of Communications Annual Performance Plan 24 Jul 2019

Mr J Nyambi (ANC, Mpumalanga) welcomed the presentations given by the Departments. He noted there were two presentations of two APPs from two different Departments, namely the DOC and the DTPS. Therefore Members should have also been presented with a separate apology from the Director-General of the DTPS as it ...
Department of Public Enterprises 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan 17 Jul 2019

Mr A Nyambi (ANC, Mpumalanga) stressed the importance, when the delegation came to the NCOP, of including consideration of the Department’s impact on provinces. He noted with concern the 16% vacancy rate in the Department, and asked for a timeframe to fill the posts. What might be causing the ...
Department of Public Enterprises 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan 17 Jul 2019

Mr A Nyambi (ANC, Mpumalanga) argued that if Ms Koni did not wish to be present at the meeting, she should not have come initially, arguing that she was attempting to undermine the Committee.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Police 26 Aug 2011

(1) Whether any statistics is being kept by the Government or any entity regarding the extent of vigilantism or organised criminality in our communities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the SA Police Service regards vigilantism as a priority; if not, why not ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 26 Feb 2010

(1) What is the scope of the powers of the Department of Transport regarding the implementation of the Scholar Transport policy vis-à-vis those of the Department of Basic Education; (2) whether there has been a working relationship with the Department of Basic Education with regard to the implementation of the ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 26 Feb 2010

Whether his department has any regulations governing the registration of a new car after it has been purchased; if not, why not; if so, what are the timeframes for registration?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

Appropriation Bill (Policy Debate) 25 Jul 2014

Hon Julius, is it true that you have called member a racist?
Appropriation Bill (Policy Debate) 25 Jul 2014

My apology, hon Parkies. Hon Nzimande?

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances