Thamsanqa Bhekokwakhe Mabhena

National Assembly

thami.mabhena@yahoo.com

@SoMathamsanqa

About Thamsanqa Bhekokwakhe Mabhena

2020 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 8 meetings out of 8

2019 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 19 meetings out of 20

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

Transport — Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: deliberations; RABS Bill [B17B-2017]: finalisation regarding way forward for processing; Committee Programme — 17 Mar 2020
Transport — Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions; Second Term Programme — 10 Mar 2020
Transport — Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: public hearings — 4 Mar 2020
Transport — Department of Transport 2019/20 Quarter 2 & 3 performance — 3 Mar 2020
Transport — RABS Bill; National Land Transport Amendment Bill: Committee Report; adoption of minutes, 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

Member at Portfolio Committee On Transport (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

36th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
11th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Department of Transport 2019/20 Quarter 2 & 3 Performance 3 Mar 2020

Mr T Mabhena (DA) said his bone of contention was the wider challenge of under-expenditure by the Department of Transport (DoT).
RABS Bill; National Land Transport Amendment Bill: committee report 26 Feb 2020

Mr T Mabhena (DA) opined that the DG had not done enough to convince the Committee to support him. The matter of RAF claims that would still have to be paid out for another 30 years was not adequately dealt with.
Minister on appointment of PRASA Administrator & plans to address challenges at entity; Committee input on Department’s draft Strategic Plan 25 Feb 2020

Mr T Mabhena (DA) stated that that the Committee was discussing the appointment of the Administrator, but the DG had indicated that the matter was in court. Should the outcome of the court process not be in favour of the Department, hypothetically speaking, what would happen to PRASA, the management ...
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: briefing; Airports Company Amendment Bill & Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Amendment Bill: Committee Reports; National Land Transport Amendment Bill: discussion 18 Feb 2020

Mr T Mabhena (DA) pointed out some flaws in the proposed bill. Sections 34(3) and 38(3) both dealt with benefits which stated that the administrator should not take into account any income which was earned illegally by the breadwinner. However, in terms of the current practice in common ...
Airports Company A/B & Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company A/B: briefings; Civil Aviation A/B: consideration of submissions 11 Feb 2020

Mr T Mabhena (DA) asked for clarity regarding the appointment of committee members. He asked how a member could be considered as fit by the Minister, and then later be withdrawn as incompetent by the same Minister upon consultation with the committee.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

No questions found

Plenary appearances

NDEBELE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION HOSTED ITS FIRST EVER NDEBELE SPELLING BEE (Draft Resolution) 12 Nov 2019

House Chair, I move without notice:
That the House-
1) notes that the Ndebele Students Association, NSA, hosted its first ever Ndebele Spelling Bee and debate competition at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg a few weeks ago;
2) further notes that both events saw over 12 severely under- ...
APPROPRIATION BILL 9 Jul 2019

No, I will not take the question.

All Plenary Appearances

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