Mr Sakhumzi Stoffels Somyo

National Assembly

Formerly: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

@SakhumziSomyo

About Sakhumzi Stoffels Somyo

Mr Somyo was born in 1960. He previously served in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature as a member of the following committees: Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Works; and Health (2011-2017).

2021 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 39 meetings out of 39

2020 committee attendance as mp

93% attendance rate

Attended 51 meetings out of 55

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 30 meetings out of 30

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Follow up meeting with SIU on investigation into COVID-19 PPE procurement by state institutions; Digital Vibe Investigation — 1 Sep 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Postponed: Hearing on ESKOM expansions, Annual Report, and investigations; with Deputy Minister — 31 Aug 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Discussion on process to deal with Masilonyana Local Municipality investigation as referred by House — 25 Aug 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Update by Minister on consequence management at National Skills Fund & NSFAS — 25 Aug 2021
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — DENEL SIU investigations: hearing; Denel briefing, with Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises — 24 Aug 2021

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

Chairperson at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 2nd July 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (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
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) from 27th June 2019 until 2nd July 2019
5th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Health (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Public Works (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Public Accounts (SCOPA) (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Health (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
5th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

PENSIONS

Public/Private	Source
Public	Special Pension
Private	Investec / NFB

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Number of Shares	Nominal Value
Ordinary	Welkom Yizani	400	R4500

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
Non-Exec Director – Public Inst (resigned 2014)	Housing Dev. Agency (HDA)
Non-Exec Director – Public Inst (resigned 2011)	Amatola Water Board
Non-Exec Director – (Resigned about 2012)	Municipal Councillor Pension Fund
Council Member (resigned 2014)	University of Fort Hare
Private Communication - (resigned 2014)	Intengu Communication
Sole Ownee – Professional & General – not trading since 2014	Mzamo Yethu Trading

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
Family Home	Lower Gqumahashe, Alice	2000m2 Plot, 3 bedroomed house + rondavel + 2 room flat
ERF BCM/Family Home	East London	1800m2 Plot, 6 bedroomed house

Committee appearances

Follow up meeting with SIU on investigation into COVID-19 PPE procurement by state institutions; Digital Vibe Investigation 1 Sep 2021

Mr S Somyo (ANC) said he supported what Adv Mothibi said. Did the SIU have some platform for quality assessment? He was asking that because of his experience with the Auditor-General. When some audits had been conducted the AG would subject those audits to a quality assessment. Especially on those ...
ESKOM expansions, Annual Report, and investigations: hearing 31 Aug 2021

Mr S Somyo (ANC) said that Members did not have an issue with the DPE processing the reports prior to submitting them to the Committee. Rather, they took issue with the Department’s late submission of the report, which prevented them from studying the report properly. It was unacceptable that the ...
Discussion on process to deal with Masilonyana Local Municipality investigation as referred by House 25 Aug 2021

Mr S Somyo (ANC) asked if it was not possible to have the SIU highlight or respond to the issues that Members had raised, and also to highlight its role regarding this investigation, instead of taking the longer route of writing to the Department. SCOPA should engage the SIU directly, ...
Update by Minister on consequence management at National Skills Fund & NSFAS 25 Aug 2021

Mr S Somyo (ANC) said that the Committee had issued its directives to the Minister due to poor financial management, as shown by the audit outcomes. He advised that the forensic investigation should also include issues such as the poor financial management.
DENEL SIU investigations: hearing 24 Aug 2021

Mr S Somyo (ANC) said that the Denel story was complicated in the technology environment, particularly with regard to weaponry. Denel had been reserved as one of the strategic elements of South Africa’s defence capabilities. He acknowledged that the current board had been brought in during very difficult circumstances. He ...

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