Ms Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente

National Assembly

@veronica_mente

About Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente

Ms Mente 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.

Currently

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the appointment of the Auditor-General: (Ad Hoc Committees) since 23rd June 2020
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 6th May 2020
Member at Disciplinary Committee (National Assembly) (National Assembly Committees) since 11th September 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) since 13th June 2019
Alternate Member at Rules of the National Assembly (National Assembly Committees) since 6th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Party)

Formerly

12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Mpumalanga Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional North West Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
12nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Committee On Auditor-General (Committee) from 1st June 2017 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly Committees) from 16th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) from 5th May 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) from 26th April 2016 until 7th May 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) from 1st March 2015 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
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
2nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial 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

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	3 Bedroomed House	Parklands, Cape Town

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Residential	Cape Town

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
South African Police Service	Public

Committee appearances

SIU on investigations relating to the Department of Water and Sanitation 19 Jun 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) echoed the question about board members. She noted the list of disciplinary referrals for DWS officials. Was R8.9m the amount that the businesses of DWS officials had charged DWS? She requested this amount be broken down and allocated to each individual to see the size ...
Fiscal Implication of COVID-19 & intervention by government to stimulate the economy: National Treasury briefing; with Minister & Deputy 30 Apr 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) expressed concern that Treasury had not spoken to how continuity of the school programme will be ensured. Lessons could be held on virtual platforms- the same system that Parliament has adopted can be rolled out to schools. Further, it should be ensured that PPEs are procured ...
Non-Tabling of Annual Report: Department of Water and Sanitation 11 Mar 2020

Ms N Mente (EFF) interjected on a point of order, and said Mr Tshangana should answer the question and not tell Members how to direct questions. The point was that South Africa had paid money which was unaccounted for. According to section 40 of the PFMA, a failure to execute ...
DPW & Property Management Trading Entity Annual Reports: hearing 3 Mar 2020

Ms N Mente (EFF) said that the CFO had earlier indicated the reasons why an invoice may not have been paid, and the DG had said there were inconsistencies as far as the organogram was concerned. When a service provider was appointed, bank details would be provided, but if there ...
SCOPA Review of 2018-2019 Financial Statements, Deviations, Expansions, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure 26 Nov 2019

Ms V Mente (EFF) said the owner of the document, that is, the Accounting Authority, should indicate which document he would take responsibility for.

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Police 24 Jun 2020

Whether he will take any action against the Mayor of Cape Town and the Member of the Mayoral Council Mr. J P Smith for the violation of the Disaster management Regulations after the court declared their eviction of the residents of Empolweni illegal during lockdown; if not, why not; if ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education 25 May 2020

Whether, with reference to her reply to oral question 71 on 11 March 2020, she has intervened and finalised the investigation pertaining to service providers who are blocking the sanitation programme in schools in the Chris Hani District Municipality; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Employment and Labour 11 May 2020

Whether there is a way for persons who lost income and qualify for relief to register through SMS and/or WhatsApp where they do not have access to the internet to register online; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Plenary appearances

JOINT SITTING TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2019 12 Feb 2019

Hayi ndifuna ukuxelela uMbhexeshi oyiNtloko ukuba...
USOMLOMO: Hayi xa ufuna ukuxelela umntu...
English:
...you do not raise a point of order.
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 ...

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

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