Ms Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente

National Assembly

About Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente

Veronica Mente, 38, began her professional career as a bodyguard to the then mayor of Cape Town. She was a "barefoot lawyer" in the township of Khayelitsha and assists workers who have had their rights abused in different ways in the work place. Ms Mente was one of 15 volunteers who worked with the advisory office LAMEC (Labour Community Advice Media and Education Centre) in Khayelitsha. The organisation is a part of World Workers Media Production and has educated union activists in media production since 1997.

2018 committee attendance as mp

83% attendance rate

Attended 33 meetings out of 40

2017 committee attendance as mp

54% attendance rate

Attended 34 meetings out of 63

2016 committee attendance as mp

44% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 41

2015 committee attendance as mp

33% attendance rate

Attended 7 meetings out of 21

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

100% attendance rate

Attended 9 meetings out of 9

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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

Public Accounts (SCOPA) — DWS accruals/payables; Giyani project: Lepelle Northern Water: hearing with Minister & Deputy Minister — 5 Dec 2018
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — National Treasury Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) forensic report: hearing — 5 Dec 2018
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — DWS & WTE irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure: hearing — 4 Dec 2018
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — DWS unauthorised, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: hearing, with Minister and Deputy Minister — 28 Nov 2018
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — PMTE CFO appointment at Public works: hearing; with Deputy Minister — 27 Nov 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

Member at Committee On Auditor-General (Committee) since 1st June 2017
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly Committees) since 16th November 2016
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) since 5th May 2016
Member at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) since 26th April 2016
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) since 1st March 2015
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 21st May 2014
Member at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 16th November 2016
2nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
19th Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
2nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Description
Cape Town	Residential

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

Public/Private	Source
Public	South African Police Service

Committee appearances

Department of Water and Sanitation & Water Trading Entity on Accrual and Implementing Agencies: hearing 5 Dec 2018

Ms N Mente (EFF) commented that the Minister had made remarks the day before that had left a bitter taste. Glaring weaknesses of the Director General and the Department were admitted. The question was what the Minister intended to do. Even if there was a turnaround, the Department was still ...
SIU investigations: progress report; Department of Water and Sanitation challenges: Treasury briefing 27 Nov 2018

Ms V Mente (EFF) referred to slide 35 and asked for clarity on the officials involved and if there was a progress report on cases referred to the NPA in April. She referred to the pushback by the CEO and asked if the SIU incurred costs to fight the interdict ...
SABC on irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: hearing 14 Nov 2018

Ms V Mente (EFF) referred to the solvency status of the SABC and asked for a clarification of that status so that the Committee can get a clear perspective.
SABC irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure: hearing 7 Nov 2018

Ms V Mente (EFF) asked if the Committee could get another status update by January 2019, because Parliament will be closing soon and it would be good to finalise this before Members’ term ended. She referred to slide 12 and asked if any of the money had been recovered from ...
FDA & Rofin contracts forensic investigation report: hearing with SAPS 31 Oct 2018

Ms N Mente (EFF) asked if the final forensic report can be provided to the Committee today for Members to look at. Would the meeting be shifted to later today or would it be rescheduled to a new date? If there was a new date, who would pay the cost ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Health 5 Oct 2018

(a) What are the details of the backlog of clinics to be built in the country, (b) what number of clinics must be built, (c) in which municipalities must the clinics be built and (d) what is the total cost to build (i) all the clinics and (ii) each clinic?
Questions asked to the Minister in the Presidency 25 Sep 2018

1. What amount did Solomon Mahlangu’s gravestone cost 2. Which company received the contract to build the gravestone 3. What was the value of the contract 4. Who were the other bidders?
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Service and Administration 17 Sep 2018

What is the (a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her and (b)(i) nature, (ii) value and (iii) length of each investment?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

Ndp. 21 Jul 2014

Sihlalo, ndiyabulisa eNdlwini. [Hon Chairperson, I greet you all in the House.]
The EFF rejects this budget proposal based on the following observations. From the beginning of this Parliament, both the hon Minister in the Presidency ... [Interjections.]
Ndp. 21 Jul 2014

Centralising procurement is not a solution, because it will just increase the red tape and centralise corruption. The Presidential Hotline management is in such a poor state that no area can vouch for the assistance granted to it due to this hotline.
Turnaround times have to be as quick as ...

All Plenary Appearances

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