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 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 (SCOPA) (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

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the appointment of the Auditor-General: (Ad Hoc Committees) from 23rd June 2020 until 20th October 2020
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 National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
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 Gauteng 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 Regional Limpopo 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 Western Cape 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, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation (National Assembly Committees) from 16th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (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, Performance Monitoring & Evaluation (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 16th November 2016
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
2nd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Western Cape 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

Follow up briefing by Department of Public Enterprises on SAA Business Rescue Practitioners 4 Nov 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) asked National Treasury, as the sponsor of the funding, if it was looking into the real-time audit of this fund? If yes, were officials from both the Auditor General and Treasury going to be appointed? The Committee was not going to pretend as if maladministration and ...
National Health Amendment Bill: Dr Thembekwayo briefing 7 Oct 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) said the state apparatuses are an important instrument in the process of doing away with repressive and ideological ways of oppression. She highlighted that there are loopholes in the healthcare system that urgently need to be closed and emphasised a prevention-focused approach over a cure- focused ...
Matters emanating from Beitbridge border fence oversight visit: PWI Minister & stakeholders 6 Oct 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) said following the President’s proclamation of a state of emergency and need to immediately close borders, Minister Mapisa-Nqakula had engaged with Minister de Lille to strengthen Beitbridge with a new border fence. However, Minister Mapisa-Nqakula was now presenting a new angle promoting the use of ...
First Special Report on financial management of government’s COVID-19 initiatives: AGSA briefing 4 Sep 2020

Ms V Mente (EFF) advised the AG that if his Office feels that more support is required in order for it to execute its mandate freely without fear or favour, the Committee was the right platform for the AG to express himself freely on where it requires more support.
Minister & DWYPD on National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide 27 Aug 2020

Ms N Mente (EFF) said it was worrisome that a policy document seeks to make a certain position on behalf of women such as those subjected to all these atrocities, but the dates of consultation dates are a red flag. This is because it poses a question of who has ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 25 Sep 2020

What number (a) of litigation matters with regard to forced and/or coerced sterilisation have the National Prosecuting Authority dealt with in the period 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2019 and (b)(i) of the specified matters were settled out of court and (ii) what did the specified settlements ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Health 31 Aug 2020

(a) What number of public health facilities in the country are designated facilities for sterilisation, (b) what is the name of each specified facility and (c) where is each facility located?
Questions asked to the President of the Republic 27 Aug 2020

Whether he has been informed that Andrew Babeile, who was sentenced for stabbing a fellow white pupil after racial violence at his school in Vryburg in 1999, is struggling to secure a sustainable job because of the criminal record he carries; if so, (2) whether his Office has considered giving ...

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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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