Mr Steven Mahlubanzima Jafta

National Assembly

sjafta@parliament.gov.za stevenjafta@gmail.com

About Steven Mahlubanzima Jafta

2017 attendance as mp

44% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 41

2016 attendance as mp

61% attendance rate

Attended 33 meetings out of 54

2015 attendance as mp

55% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 56

2014 attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

70% attendance rate

Attended 30 meetings out of 43

Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given.

Recent meetings attended

Mineral Resources — Zambezi Protocol: Chamber of Mines briefing, with Deputy Minister — 14 Jun 2017
Health — Health Care Services for Mentally Ill: Mpumalanga & Northern Cape Departments of Health — 7 Jun 2017
Mineral Resources — Committee Oversight Report on Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo illegal mining; Committee Operational Plan — 31 May 2017
Health — Obesity and non-communicable diseases prevention and control — 24 May 2017
Health — Committee Report on Health Budget — 11 May 2017

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This is not the official attendance record of Parliament. 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

Alternate Member at Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency (Ad Hoc Committees) since 29th February 2016
Member at Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources (National Assembly Committees) since June 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Works (National Assembly Committees) since June 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) since June 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 21st May 2014
Member at African Independent Congress (AIC) (Party)

Formerly

Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
3rd Candidate at African Independent Congress National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Committee appearances

Zambezi Protocol: Chamber of Mines briefing 14 Jun 2017

Mr S Jafta (AIC) asked that the CoM provide the Committee with its membership compact.
Health Care Services for the Mentally Ill: Mpumalanga and Northern Cape Provincial Departments of Health briefings 7 Jun 2017

Mr S Jafta (AIC) asked if the Department embark on awareness campaigns targeted at the broader community to educate them on mental illness, because there was still the perception in some communities that mental illness was associated with witchcraft. What are you doing about mentally ill persons loitering in the ...
Committee Oversight Report on Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo illegal mining; Committee Operational Plan 31 May 2017

Mr S Jafta (AIC) bemoaned the late circulation of oversight draft reports as that did not afford members time to properly interrogate drafts. He then seconded the adoption.
DMR & Mine Health and Safety Council on their Annual Performance Plans; DPME input 3 May 2017

Mr S Jafta (AIC) remarked that Dr Nicol’s presentation has pointed out the DMR has successfully convinced the Committee about the budget increase but the Department has not relayed the information to the National Treasury. There would be contradiction and unfairness if it does not convey that information to ...
Delivery of Health Services: Provincial Departments of Health: KwaZulu-Natal; Limpopo; Northern Cape; Gauteng; Mpumalanga; & Western Cape 23 Mar 2017

Mr S Jafta (AIC) asked how the Department is planning to address the on-going dispute between itself and the contracted community health care workers.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Health 27 Mar 2015

Whether any community health care workers have not received payment for some (a) months or (b) years; if so, (i) what are the reasons for the nonpayment in each case and (ii) is there any plan in place to train those community health care workers to have the necessary skills ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

RURAL ROADS IN POOR CONDITION (Member's Statement) 3 Mar 2015

Deputy Speaker, the AIC has noted with serious concern that roads in the rural areas of this country are in a bad condition, and people feel ignored and forgotten by the government.
In some areas this has resulted in peaceful demonstrations by residents, and unnecessary shootings by the SA Police ...
MOTION OF CONDOLENCE (The late Mr N L Diale) 24 Feb 2015

Madam Speaker, the AIC would like to pass on its deepest condolences to the family of the hon Diale, and to his organisation, the

All Plenary Appearances

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