Mr Sam Zandamela

Member of the National Council of Provinces

Formerly: Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature

Sam Zandamela

About Sam Zandamela

Mr Zandamela joined the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2013. He serves as the EFF party's deputy provincial chairperson. Zandamela served as a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature from July 2018 to May 2019 prior to becoming an MP.

Following the general election on 8 May 2019, the provincial legislature appointed him as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces on 22 May 2019. He was sworn into office on 23 May 2019.

Current positions:

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2022 committee attendance as mp

73% attendance rate (22 of 30 )

2021 committee attendance as mp

76% attendance rate (55 of 72 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

85% attendance rate (64 of 75 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

84% attendance rate (31 of 37 )

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:

NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings

Committee Reports: GBV-Collective Petition; People Against Racial Classification Petition; Executive Undertakings: Health, Social Development & Transport

24 Jun 2022

NCOP Security and Justice

Judges & Magistrates remuneration; Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill; with Deputy Ministers

15 Jun 2022

NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements

Section 106 forensic investigations in municipalities: engagement, with Deputy Minister

14 Jun 2022

Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery

Briefing by Minister of Finance and National Treasury on government’s plans for the flood disaster and recovery programme

8 Jun 2022

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What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.

Section 139 Interventions: uMkhanyakude District Municipality; Mntubatuba, Abagulusi, Umzinyathi and Mpofana, Inkosi Langalibalele, Uthukela and Umsunduzi Municipalities

24 May 2022

to focus on the floods that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Northern Cape. The Committee was composed of ...

Section 139 Interventions: uMkhanyakude District Municipality; Mntubatuba, Abagulusi, Umzinyathi and Mpofana, Inkosi Langalibalele, Uthukela and Umsunduzi Municipalities

24 May 2022

Mr S Zandamela (EFF, Mpumalanga) said the failure to spend the MIG in some municipalities had been a worrying factor ...

Withdrawal of section 139 interventions: Mafube and Maluti a Phofung Local Municipalities; State of forensic investigations in municipalities; Committee Reports

17 May 2022

Mr S Zandamela (EFF, Mpumalanga), asked when the province would “zoom into” the allegations against senior managers. The HOD had ...

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Questions asked to ministers:

What are questions asked to ministers?

Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.

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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.

RESPONDING TO URGENCY TO COMBAT REALITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE (Subject for Discussion)

11 Mar 2020

House Chair, on a point of order: Can the member on the podium address the House and not the Chairperson. Thank you.

FRIDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2019

6 Dec 2019

Thanks, Deputy Chairperson. This is really disturbing when the chairperson of the committee comes to this House and tries to correct things that he should have corrected in the committee. ...

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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.
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