Mr Sam Zandamela

National Council of Provinces

Formerly: Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature

About Sam Zandamela

Mr Zandamela 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.

Mr Zandamela joined the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2013. He served as a councillor in the Emalahleni Local Municipality before his appointment to the provincial legislature in July 2018. He replaced Alfred Sikhosana.In September 2018, he was elected deputy provincial chairperson of the party, succeeding Japhta Mashilo. Mr Zandamela was an MPL until the dissolution of the legislature's term on 7 May 2019.

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.

Committee assignments

Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements; Select Committee on Security and Justice; Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings; Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure (Alternate member); Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour (Alternate member);

Positions held
Appearances

Currently

Alternate Member at Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment and Labour (NCOP Committees) since 24th June 2019
Member at Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements (NCOP Committees) since 24th June 2019
Member at Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings (NCOP Committees) since 24th June 2019
Member at Select Committee on Security and Justice (NCOP Committees) since 24th June 2019
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure (NCOP Committees) since 24th June 2019
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) since 23rd May 2019
Member at Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Party)

Formerly

3rd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Mpumalanga Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 11th July 2018 until 7th May 2019
13rd Candidate at Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Mpumalanga Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Committee appearances

Mkhanyakude district municipality section 139 intervention: KZN Cogta input 6 Jul 2021

Mr S Zandamela (EFF, Mpumalanga) said that the presentation by the Department had raised a lot of issues, including the interventions by the MEC not being complied with, the council not sitting, unapproved budgets, multiple senior officials in one position, and unspent grants. Innocent people were suffering because of the ...
Nquthu local municipality & Mkhanyakude district municipality section 139 intervention: KZN Cogta input 29 Jun 2021

Mr S Zandamela (EFF, Mpumalanga) expressed disappointment that some stakeholders were not present and said that the meeting cannot continue without these stakeholders.
North West Intervention: Feeback session with community forum & departments; COGTA on state of Municipalities in North West 7 Jun 2021

Mr S Zandamela (EFF, Mpumalanga) commented that the progress made on the issues reflected on the government. The implementation of Section 100 could comfortably raise a view that there had been tremendous progress that must be appreciated. The Committee must be cognisant of all the progress that had been reported ...
Metsimaholo Municipality section 139 intervention: Committee Report 3 Jun 2021

Mr S Zandamela (EFF, Mpumalanga) referred to observation 7.5 and said that no oversight was conducted and suggested that the Committee must not adopt the report. He suggested that the Committee must first conduct oversight and interact with the relevant stakeholders in the MLM. [
Executive Undertakings progress reports: DSBD, COGTA & DoJ 2 Jun 2021

Mr S Zandamela (EFF, Mpumalanga) welcomed the presentation and the DDM which COGTA brought. He agreed with the Deputy Minister that these matters were true and were happening on a daily basis. Knowing that municipal councillors were the root cause, he asked if COGTA had any consequence management measures.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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Plenary appearances

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. [Interjections.] Please, he must not come here and abuse us. Thank you, Chairperson.

All Plenary Appearances

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