Mr Thamsanqa Bhekokwakhe Mabhena

National Assembly

@SoMathamsanqa

About Thamsanqa Bhekokwakhe Mabhena

Mr Mabhena is a member of the Democratoc Alliance. He is a member of the National Assembly and serves in the Portfolio Committee of Transport.

He served in the DA in two provinces (Mpumalanga and Gauteng) occupying various roles in the DA in the two provinces as follows:

Mpumalanga:

Transport coordinator: Dr JS Moroka Constituency 2009 General Elections
Constituency Secretary: DJ Moroka Constituency - 2010
Deputy Constituency Chairperson DA Youth: Dr JS Moroka Constituency – 2012
Member of the DA Youth Provincial Council: 2009 – 2013

Gauteng:

DA Youth Constituency Youth Rep: Hlanganani Constituency – 2014
Constituency Officer: JHB Central Constituency – 2015 (Professional staffer)
Johannesburg Regional Coordinator: Telecanvassing – 2015 (Professional Staffer)
Events coordinator: Logistics Mashaba Mayoral campaign – 2015 & 2016 (Professional staffer)
PR Councillor City Of Johannesburg Metro municipality – 2016
Constituency Chairperson: Hlanganani constituency – 2017
Member of Parliament – 2019

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2021 committee attendance as mp

68% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 34

2020 committee attendance as mp

86% attendance rate

Attended 37 meetings out of 43

2019 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 19 meetings out of 20

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Transport — National Road Traffic Amendment Bill: deliberations — 3 Jun 2021
Transport — National Road Traffic Amendment Bill: Department response to public submissions — 2 Jun 2021
Transport — National Road Traffic Amendment Bill: Department response to public submissions — 1 Jun 2021
Transport — Economic Regulation of Transport Bill; DoT Quarter 4 performance; Moloto Corridor; with Minister — 26 May 2021
Transport — Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: deliberations; Moloto Rail Corridor; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 18 Mar 2021

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

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Committee appearances

National Road Traffic Amendment Bill: deliberations 3 Jun 2021

Mr T Mabhena (DA) said that Mr Hunsinger had referred to panel vans illegally converted into ambulances as part of the inquiry which included the issues dealt with by the Subcommittee.
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: deliberations; Department of Transport 2020/2021 Quarter 4 Performance 26 May 2021

Mr T Mabhena (DA) extended his condolences to the families of the passengers in the bus that caught fire on the Moloto Road. The families were not receiving assistance from the Department. He asked DoT to get in touch with the families and assist. What were the conditions attached to ...
Transport Budget: Committee Report; Outstanding Committee Reports 12 May 2021

Ms Carelse said from the DA it was Mr Hunsinger, Mr K Sithole (IFP), Mr T Mabhena (DA) and Ms N Nolotshungu (EFF) who sent emails stating their unavailability the whole week. She stressed the importance of Members stating their availability that day, as the requirement was that at least ...
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: deliberations; Moloto Rail Corridor 18 Mar 2021

Mr T Mabhena (DA) agreed with Mr Hunsinger that the Bill should be rewritten.
National Road Traffic Amendment Bill: public hearings day 4 17 Mar 2021

Mr T Mabhena (DA) agreed that changing the BAC limit to zero percent was a public relations exercise. He agreed on the need for better enforcement of existing laws. He half-seriously suggested that the committee should consider hearing from the Gabola Church, whose members became intoxicated as part of their ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 1 Dec 2020

(1)Whether, in light of a feasibility report of October 2014, with a directive that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) should submit a Treasury Approval 1 (TA 1) application to the National Treasury for funding considerations which Prasa subsequently submitted to the National Treasury on 30 October 2014, ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 1 Dec 2020

(1)What are the processes and procedures of the SA Civil Aviation Authority that are in place to ensure that (a) all licensing and (b) operating conditions are met; (2) whether the specified processes and procedures were followed in the case of a certain company (name furnished); if not, why not; ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 20 Nov 2020

(1)Whether, with reference to the (a) recent unrest in Mpumalanga, particularly in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Dr J S Moroka Local Municipality and Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality and (b) weeks-long protest at the Union Buildings by the specified communities demanding the implementation of the Moloto Rail Corridor, his department ...

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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.

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