Mr Mervyn Alexander Dirks

Formerly: National Assembly

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2018 committee attendance as mp

65% attendance rate

Attended 11 meetings out of 17

2017 committee attendance as mp

49% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 45

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

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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

Women in The Presidency — Commission for Gender Equality Quarter 2 performance; Tanzanian Parliament delegation — 20 Nov 2018
Women in The Presidency — Department of Women Quarter 2 performance — 13 Nov 2018
Small Business Development — Department of Small Business Development Quarter 1 Performance, with the Minister — 31 Oct 2018
Women in The Presidency — Abuse of women and children by religious leaders/sector: CRL Commission briefing — 30 Oct 2018
Women in The Presidency — Gender Transformation in Tertiary institutions; Sex workers wellbeing: CGE briefing; BRRR — 23 Oct 2018

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

15th Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) since 23rd April 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

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 (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 2017 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

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

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

Location	Extent	Description
Pietermaritzburg	1 000sq.m.	Residential

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

No	Name of Company
40	Cozitime

LAND AND PROPERTY

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

Committee appearances

ICCED Model for Cooperatives and Community Economic Development: deliberations 5 Dec 2018

Mr M Dirks (ANC) asked the DSBD to present the actual strategy report, as he supposed that the presentation had been extracted from it. He expected the strategy would be based on the experience over five years, the study tours and the inputs from the Committee, and with a reference ...
Commission for Gender Equality Quarter 2 performance; Tanzanian Parliament delegation 20 Nov 2018

Mr M Dirks (ANC) raised two issues involving labour relations matters. One staff member had chosen a private disciplinary process. He thought employers usually decided how it was done. Secondly, concerning empowering women to perform procurement reforms, procurement was currently already in a mess in South Africa. The only way ...
Abuse of women and children by religious leaders/sector: CRL Commission briefing 30 Oct 2018

Mr M Dirks (ANC) thanked Ms Mkhwanazi-Xaluva for the presentation. He supported self-regulation that was previously tabled by the Commission, but matters have since changed. The government must step in and regulate the religious sector as it cannot do so on its own. Religious leaders have failed to protest about ...
Gender Transformation in Tertiary institutions; Sex workers wellbeing: CGE briefing; BRRR 23 Oct 2018

Mr M Dirks (ANC) was concerned that supporters of Pastor Omotoso, during the rape trial, were mostly women.
Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality 2017/18 Annual Reports, with AGSA input 9 Oct 2018

Mr M Dirks (ANC) asked if it would be possible in future to have the Department present when the AGSA presented, as most of the questions asked needed to be answered by the DoW. He wanted more clarity on how it was possible for governance to be assessed as good ...

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

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