Ms Semakaleng Patricia Kopane

National Assembly

@PatriciaKopane

About Semakaleng Patricia Kopane

Before her entry into South African politics, Ms Kopane worked both as a professional nurse and for the Cancer Association of South Africa. She also performed duties as a Municipal Councillor in the Mangaung Municipality. She was first elected to Parliament in 2009. In 2012 she was elected as the DA Provincial Leader of the Free State

To learn more about this member, read her 'MP Corner' blog.

2020 committee attendance as mp

60% attendance rate

Attended 6 meetings out of 10

2019 committee attendance as mp

81% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 21

2018 committee attendance as mp

83% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 24

2017 committee attendance as mp

46% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 28

2016 committee attendance as mp

69% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 26

2015 committee attendance as mp

55% attendance rate

Attended 11 meetings out of 20

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

82% attendance rate

Attended 9 meetings out of 11

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Public Works and Infrastructure — DPWI on the IDT exit strategy; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 17 Jun 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — Properties earmarked as quarantine facilities for COVID19 patients; Report on the Beitbridge fence erection project; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 4 May 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — DPWI & PMTE: Consequence management regarding fraud and corruption cases & Termination of employment contracts that has led to incapacity; with Deputy Minister — 11 Mar 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — DPWI & PMTE 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; with Minister — 4 Mar 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — CBE & BEPCs on implementing pipeline for graduates to become professionally registered; Process to complete review of the White Paper; with Deputy Minister — 26 Feb 2020

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

Deputy Chairperson at committee on multi-party women's caucus (National Assembly Committees) since 12th July 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) since 13th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

6th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Free State Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Free State Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) from 7th June 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Works (National Assembly Committees) from 15th October 2015 until 7th June 2017
Member at Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 15th October 2015
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Free State Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Free State Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
7th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) until 6th May 2014
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Coordinated Oversight on Service Delivery (Ad Hoc Committees) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Inzuzo Financial Co-Op	Finance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	3 Bedroomed	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Parliament of South Africa	Public

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	Name of Company	No
1%	Inzuzo Financial Cooperative	1

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	Normal	Pellessler
House	Normal	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	Name of Company
1%	Inzuzo Financial Cooperative

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R100	1	Inzuzo Financial Cooperative	Financial cooperative

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership
Inzuzo Financial Cooperative Financial cooperative

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential property	Normal	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Inzuzo Financial Cooperative Limited	Primary cooperative
Isibusiso Investment	Not operational yet

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Return trip from Johannesburg to Taipei [Official trip]	Government of Taipei

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Dela Casa Trading 550	CC
Golden Mile Trading 550	CC
Redlex 241	Section 21 Co.
Khatholoho Bed & Breakfast	CC

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Government of Taipei	1 x Scarf; Sweets; Necklace	Unknown

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Dela Casa Trading 550	CC
Golden Mile Trading 563	CC
Khatholoho Bed	CC
Redlex 241	Section 21 Co.

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Redlex 241	Section 21
Dela Casa Trading 550	CC
Golden Mile Trading 563	CC
Khotholoho Bed & Breakfast	CC

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	Normal	Bloemfontein

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
De La Casa	Not operational at all
Khatholoha	Not operational at all

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Bloemfontein

Committee appearances

DPWI on the IDT exit strategy 17 Jun 2020

Ms P Kopane (DA) said the presentation is the same as the one given five years ago. She said it is clear taxpayer money is being wasted and no one is held accountable. The Committee was never given honest information of the status of the IDT. Ms Kopane asked why ...
Progress report on matters arising from previous committee meetings 22 May 2020

-Ms P Kopane (DA)
DPWI & PMTE 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans 13 May 2020

Chairperson Ntobongwana informed Members of the three-minute rule for each Member to speak. She made apologies on behalf of Ms L Mjobo (ANC) as she was hospitalised. The Committee Secretary from the Portfolio Committee reported that Ms S Kopane (DA) had given her apology. The Committee Secretary from the Select ...
DPWI & PMTE: Consequence management regarding fraud and corruption cases & Termination of employment contracts that has led to incapacity; with Deputy Minister 11 Mar 2020

Ms P Kopane (DA) commented that she was saddened and overwhelmed by the presentation content, which showed a dilapidated Department. She did, however, appreciate its honesty and transparency. She believed that not everyone in the Department was bad, but there needed to be proper consequence management in place. She suggested ...
DPWI & PMTE 2019/20 Quarter 3 Performance 4 Mar 2020

Ms P Kopane (DA) asked if the Department can give clarity on why R3 million was shifted from Programme 1 to 4, and what has the Department done to assist Independent Development Trust (IDT).

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure 30 Apr 2020

What is the breakdown of the number of persons, who have been employed for the construction of the 40 km Beitbridge border fence project, from villages including, but not limited to (a) Bennde Mutale, (b) Tshikuyu, (c) Masisi, (d) Tshedzhelani, (e) Gumbu, (f) Sigonde and (g) Madimbo?
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure 16 Mar 2020

Cognisant of the decision taken by her department to devolve the payment of municipal services accounts to the user departments with effect from 1 April 2020, what (a) is the total amount that is currently owed by government departments to Eskom and (b) amount is owed by each government department ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure 2 Dec 2019

Whether (a) her department and /or (b) any entity reporting to her signed any contractual agreements with a certain company (name furnished) and/or any of their affiliates from the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Parliament with regard to the three parliamentary villages; if not, what is the position in this ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

APPROPRIATION BILL 12 Jul 2019

Hon House Chair, on a point of order: The hon member on the podium is her maiden speech and may you please protect her.
REMAINS BESET BY SO MUCH HUMAN SUFFERING, POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION. IT IS IN YOUR HANDS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE". 11 Jul 2019

Chair, on a point of Order: I think people at home want their lives to be better. It is really disgusting that as Members of Parliament this is how we behave. Really, I think you should impose discipline in the House. I would like you to take a decision on ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

TRAVEL

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances