Mxolisa Simon Sokatsha

National Assembly

Formerly: Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

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About Mxolisa Simon Sokatsha

2020 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 12

2019 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 13

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Recent meetings attended

Health — NHI public hearings: planning session — 2 Sep 2020
Health — KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health response to Covid-19 (postponed) — 19 Aug 2020
Health — Eastern Cape COVID-19 Interventions; Alcohol Impact on Health Services; with Ministry — 22 Jul 2020
Health — Health Budget: Committee Report; Medical Research Council on impact of alcohol on Health Services — 15 Jul 2020
Health — Department of Health COVID-19 Special Adjustments Budget; with Deputy Minister — 8 Jul 2020

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 Joint Committee on South African chapter of Global TC Caucus (Joint Committees) since 17th March 2020
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

106th Candidate at African National Congress National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
9th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial Northern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Committee appearances

Eastern Cape COVID-19 Challenges & Interventions; Impact of alcohol on Health Services 22 Jul 2020

Mr M Sokatsha (ANC) said on demand in terms of hospital beds and capacity present, that the report had indicated less or no capacity at certain facilities. Given the shortages of ambulances, the report had indicated that patients would be transferred from one facility to another. He was not confident ...
Department of Health on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan 8 Jul 2020

Mr M Sokatsha (ANC) emphasised that the ANC supports the Special Adjustments Budget to allow DoH to carry on with the work it is doing. Given the history of spending by provinces, will the provinces be able to spend the grants allocated or will the unspent amount be surrendered to ...
NHLS strategy to deal with Covid-19 test results and backlogs; Life Healthcare Group & Netcare on state of readiness for Covid-19 10 Jun 2020

Mr M Sokatsha (ANC) noted inconsistencies on the provincial information provided. He asked for clarity on why the NHLS have excluded the Northern Cape in the distribution of PCR equipment. There are four provinces who have not been included under the breakdown of unprocessed specimens. Why are there such inconsistencies ...
Department of Health 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan 20 May 2020

Mr M Sokatsha (ANC) asked what Dr Andrews meant by the DoH programmes are not aligned with the organogram. To him, this could mean a number of things: that it is appointing people randomly; that it is appointing for roles that do not exist on the organogram, or that DoH ...
COVID-19 Update: Minister of Health briefing 10 Apr 2020

Mr M Sokatsha (ANC) thanked the Minister as well as the Chairperson. He expressed his appreciation of the Department's use of science during the pandemic and expressed his gratitude for giving South Africans confidence in science. He referred to the recoveries. He wanted to know how many persons have ...

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Plenary appearances

UNGQONGQOSHE WEZINDAWO ZOKUHLALISWA KWABANTU, AMANZI 11 Mar 2020

Hon Deputy Minister, how has the Minister ensured that the appointment of employees in his office and the department are commensurate with the department's vision of ensuring and healthy life for all South Africans? Thank you.
UNGQONGQOSHE WEZINDAWO ZOKUHLALISWA KWABANTU, AMANZI 11 Mar 2020

Thank you very much, hon Deputy Minister for the progress that the department has made in terms of making sure that the issue is addressed. Deputy Minister, you have indicated that there is no policy on sterilisation, with or without consent of the patient and two provinces have been mentioned ...

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