Mervyn Alexander Dirks

National Assembly

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Party

African National Congress (ANC)

Email

mdirks@parliament.gov.za

Phone

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

KwaZulu-Natal

About Mervyn Alexander Dirks

Mr Dirk is the Chief Whip of Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA). His involvement in politics dates back to the 1970s when he spearheaded the Happy Valley rent boycotts against the racist apartheid local councils and its hated race-based local authorities.Read more

2020 committee attendance as mp

68% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 31

2019 committee attendance as mp

74% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 23

2018 committee attendance as mp

71% attendance rate

Attended 10 meetings out of 14

2017 committee attendance as mp

49% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 43

2016 committee attendance as mp

45% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 40

2015 committee attendance as mp

27% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 45

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

73% attendance rate

Attended 8 meetings out of 11

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Public Accounts (SCOPA) — ESKOM: follow-up meeting on outstanding matters; with Minister — 16 Oct 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Consequence management against implicated municipalities: Interaction with KZN COGTA MEC — 9 Oct 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Beitbridge border fence oversight visit: Public Works Minister & stakeholders — 6 Oct 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — SABC on contract deviations & expansions: follow-up; with Deputy Minister — 1 Sep 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — ESKOM on outstanding matters (meeting postponed) — 26 Aug 2020

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

15th Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development (National Assembly Committees) from 30th October 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Women in The Presidency (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) from 30th October 2017 until 17th May 2018
Member at Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development (National Assembly Committees) from 4th September 2017 until 6th October 2017
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 4th September 2017
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
11th Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal 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
No Regrets Trading	Final Deregistration
Redlands Suite 5	Final Deregistration
INVESTRAC 21	Final Deregistration
Commshelf 24	Final Deregistration
Cliesta Investment	Close Corporation
Facilitator Trading	Final Deregistration
Pacific Breeze Trading 5	Final Deregistration
Bradbury Trading 30	Final Deregistration
Mish Lake trade and investment 73	Private Company
Leicester Football Club	Final Deregistration

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	1000m2	Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu Natal
Vacant Land	1000m2	Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu Natal

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Investrac 21	Final Deregistration
Commshelf 24	Final Deregistration
Cliesta Investment	Close Corporation
Facilitator Trading	Final Deregistration
No Regrets Trading	Final Deregistration
Redlands Suite 5	Final Deregistration
Pacific Breeze Trading 5	Final Deregistration
Bradbury Trading 30	Final Deregistration
Mish Lake Trade and Investment 73	Private Company
Leicester Football Club	Final Deregistration

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	1000sq.m	41 Magnolia Road, Woodlands, Pietermaritzburg
Vacant Land	1000sq.m	Melsetter Road

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Investrac 21
Leicester FG	Soccer
Pacific Breeze 517
Guesta
Misty Lake
Bradburr
Redlands Suite 5
Commshelf 24
Facilator Trading

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	1 000sq.m.	Pietermaritzburg

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	No
Cozitime	40

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Woodlands, Pietermaritzburg
Vacant land	1 000sq.m.	Woodlands, Pietermaritzburg

Committee appearances

ESKOM: follow-up meeting on outstanding matters 16 Oct 2020

Mr M Dirks (ANC) asked Eskom to be more specific on the cross-referencing on the Black and Veatch contract. What needed to be established was whether there were any former or current Eskom executives who had served as directors or who had done any work with Black and Veatch before ...
Interaction with KZN MEC to establish consequence management against implicated municipalities 9 Oct 2020

Mr M Dirks (ANC) chaired the meeting
Matters emanating from Beitbridge border fence oversight visit: PWI Minister & stakeholders 6 Oct 2020

Mr M Dirks (ANC) said the majority of the issues concerning the fence had been highlighted well by Ms Mente and Mr Somyo. It is clear that everything about the fence is wrong. During the oversight visit, SCOPA had been informed by the Acting-DG, Mr Imtiaz Fazel, that DPWI was ...
ESKOM on outstanding matters related to investigation of COO; cases handed over to law enforcement agencies, contracts & lifestyle audits for 2018/2019 26 Aug 2020

Mr M Dirks (ANC) said that it was a failure on the part of the Committee that it did not send a letter inviting the Minister. The Minister was not present. The board was not present and the Chairperson of the board was not present. He asked if there was ...
Investigation findings regarding Beitbridge fencing by DPWI: SIU & National Treasury briefings 25 Aug 2020

Mr M Dirks (ANC) commended the work of Adv Mothibi and the SIU in fighting the scourge of corruption. He emphasised his concern about the Ministerial directive referring to the DDG. At the time the directive was made, there was a DG in the Department; however the directive was prescriptive ...

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