Ms Sisisi Tolashe

Member of the National Assembly

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About Sisisi Tolashe

Tolashe is the Minister of Social Development.

She was first sworn in as an ANC Member of Parliament in the National Assembly in 2016. She served on the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Portfolio Committee on Labour, and the Portfolio Committee on Communications. She resigned from the National Assembly on 25 February 2018. In the same year, she was elected as the Executive Mayor of the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.

Tolashe was elected back to the National Assembly in the 2019 general election from the ANC's Eastern Cape list. She served on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry. In 2020, she served as chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on the appointment of the Auditor-General.

She served as Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.

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Political party:

African National Congress (ANC)

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Contact Details:

012 312 7443/7742

[email protected]

Current positions:

Minister of Social Development at National Executive (Executive)

since 30th June 2024

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

since 14th June 2024

Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

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Former positions:

Deputy Minister in the Presidency: Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities at National Executive (Executive)

from 6th March 2023 until 19th June 2024

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2019 until 28th May 2024

Member at Committee for Section 194 Enquiry (Ad Hoc Committees)

from 21st June 2021 until 6th March 2023

Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees)

from 15th July 2020 until 6th March 2023

non-voting member at Adhoc Committee on Section 194 Enquiry (Ad Hoc Committees)

from 7th April 2021 until 21st June 2021

Chairperson at Ad Hoc Committee on the appointment of the Auditor-General: (Ad Hoc Committees)

from 24th June 2020 until 20th October 2020

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure (National Assembly Committees)

from 27th June 2019 until 15th July 2020

Member at Portfolio Committee On Transport (National Assembly Committees)

from 27th June 2019 until 15th July 2020

Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees)

from 27th June 2019 until 19th July 2019

11th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Member at Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies (National Assembly Committees)

from 4th October 2016 until 25th February 2018

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 5th September 2016 until 25th February 2018

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Labour (National Assembly Committees)

from 4th October 2016 until 2nd February 2017

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (National Assembly Committees)

from 4th October 2016 until 20th October 2016

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2025 committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 3 meetings

2024 (6th Parliament) committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 0 meetings

2024 (7th Parliament) committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 6 meetings

2023 committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 11 meetings

2023 committee attendance as mp

12% attendance rate (2 of 17 )

2022 committee attendance as mp

33% attendance rate (35 of 105 )

2021 committee attendance as mp

62% attendance rate (34 of 55 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

52% attendance rate (29 of 56 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

84% attendance rate (27 of 32 )

2018 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (5 of 5 )

2017 committee attendance as mp

75% attendance rate (30 of 40 )

2016 committee attendance as mp

47% attendance rate (8 of 17 )

Attendance Methodology

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.

Recent meetings attended:

Social Development

Investigations concerning vulnerabilities in SRD grant application and payment system; Court judgment on constitutional validity of SRD regulations; with Minister and Deputy Minister

26 Feb 2025

Social Development

Department of Social Development Q2 2024/25 Performance & Basic Income Support Policy, with Minister

19 Feb 2025

Social Development

SASSA Black Card swop process and measures to address long queues; with DSD & DCDT Ministries

18 Feb 2025

Social Development

SASSA and DSD findings on the SRD grant allegations; with Minister and Deputy Minister

27 Nov 2024

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What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

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Questions asked to ministers:

What are questions asked to ministers?

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Plenary appearances:

What are plenary appearances?

Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.

APPROPRIATION BILL

9 Jul 2019

Hon Chairperson, Minister Mbalula, Deputy Minister, hon Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport, hon members, ladies and gentlemen good evening. It humbles me to participate in this debate at ...

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Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.

2024

11 categories Source

BENEFITS AND INTERESTS FREE LOANS

1 items

Source	Description
Nothing to disclose

CONSULTANCIES AND RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Name of Orgnaization	Type of Business Activity
Nothing to disclose

DIRECTORSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Name of the Company or Partnership
	Nothing to disclose

INCOME GENERATING ASSETS

1 items

Description of Income-Generating Asset	Nature of the Income
Nothing to disclose

OWNERSHIP IN LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description of Property	Size of the Property in Square Meters	Area where Property is Located
Residential	750 square metres	Sunny Ridge East London Eastern Cape

RENTED PROPERTY

1 items

Description of Rented Property and its Usage	Size of the Property in Square Meters	Area where Property is Located
Nothing to disclose

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
	Nothing to disclose

PENSIONS

1 items

Public/ Private	Source of the Pension
	Nothing to disclose

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	Nature of Shares	Number of Shares	Name of Company
			Nothing to disclose

TRAVEL

1 items

Name of Sponsor	Purpose of Travel	Description of Journey
Nothing to disclose

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Duration of Sponsorship	Source of Sponsorship	Description and Purpose of theSponsorship
	Nothing to disclose

2023

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Details of Contract and Management thereof	Period of Contract	Value of Contract	Name of State Entity
	Nothing to disclose

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body	Type of Business Activity
Nothing to disclose

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
	Nothing to disclose

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Extent of the Property	Location-Area	Description of Property
		Nothing to disclose

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
Nothing to disclose

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	Number of Shares	Name of Company	Nature
		Nothing to disclose

TRAVEL

1 items

Sponsor	Description of Journey
Nothing to disclose

BENEFITS

1 items

Source	Description of Benefit
Nothing to disclose

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Source of Sponsorship	Extent	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship
Nothing to disclose

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Name of Employer	Type of Business
Nothing to disclose

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation
		Nothing to disclose

TRUSTS

1 items

Trustee/Beneficiary	Details of benefits derived	Registration Number	Name of Trust
			Nothing to disclose

2022

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Details of Contract and Management thereof	Period of Contract	Value of Contract	Name of State Entity
	Nothing to disclose

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body	Type of Business Activity
Nothing to disclose

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
	Nothing to disclose

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Extent of the Property	Location-Area	Description of Property
		Nothing to disclose

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
Nothing to disclose

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	Number of Shares	Name of Company	Nature
		Nothing to disclose

TRAVEL

1 items

Sponsor	Description of Journey
Nothing to disclose

BENEFITS

1 items

Source	Description of Benefit
Nothing to disclose

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Source of Sponsorship	Extent	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship
Nothing to disclose

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Name of Employer	Type of Business
Nothing to disclose

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation
		Nothing to disclose

TRUSTS

1 items

Trustee/Beneficiary	Details of benefits derived	Registration Number	Name of Trust
			Nothing to disclose

2021

2 categories Source

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
Government	Public

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Extent of the Property	Location – Area	Description of Property
	1. Queenstown / Township	Residential Houses

2020

2 categories Source

PENSIONS

1 items

Source	Public/Private
Government	Public

LAND AND PROPERTY

2 items

Extent of the Property	Location – Area	Description of Property
	Queenstown Township	Residential House
	East London	Residential House

2019

1 categories Source

LAND AND PROPERTY

4 items

Extent of the Property	Location – Area	Description of Property
	Queenstown	House
	East London	House
	Public/Private	Source
	Public	Forbes

2017

1 categories Source

LAND AND PROPERTY

2 items

Description	Extent	Location
House	3 Bedrooms	Queenstown, Eastern Cape
House	4 Bedrooms	East London

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