Xolani Ngwezi

National Assembly

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About Xolani Ngwezi

2019 committee attendance as mp

57% attendance rate

Attended 4 meetings out of 7

2018 committee attendance as mp

73% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 33

2017 committee attendance as mp

76% attendance rate

Attended 16 meetings out of 21

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Recent meetings attended

Police — Consideration of extension of contract of IPID Executive Director: Adoption of Report — 28 Feb 2019
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: stakeholder engagement Day 2 — 27 Feb 2019
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: stakeholder engagement Day 1 — 26 Feb 2019
Basic Education — NSC Examination Outcomes 2018; State of School Readiness 2019; with Deputy Minister present — 12 Feb 2019
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill [B8D-2017]: adoption; Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: deliberations — 5 Dec 2018

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Currently

Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) (Party)

Formerly

3rd Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Labour (National Assembly Committees) from 13th July 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (National Assembly Committees) from 13th July 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) from 13th July 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 15th June 2017 until 7th May 2019
15th Candidate at Inkatha Freedom Party Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Committee appearances

IPID Executive Director term of office 28 Feb 2019

Mr X Ngwezi (IFP) appreciated the recommendations suggested although some were not within the current scope of the decision the Committee needs to take. The recommendations would be useful for future amendment to legislation.
Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: stakeholder engagement Day 2 27 Feb 2019

On Nkangala municipality, Mr X Ngwezi (IFP) said it would be best if political parties prohibited their leaders from being leading officials in municipalities. The IFP had such a policy so that lines of accountability were clear. Regarding persons in an acting capacity, he said they should have the same ...
Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: Stakeholder engagement 26 Feb 2019

Mr X Ngwezi (IFP) said his concern with the amendments was on ‘concurrency’ and that appointments would take longer than 14 days if there was the proviso of getting the concurrency of the Minister on appointments. He suggested that the Minister be made aware of the appointments. He said there ...
NSC Examination Outcomes 2018; State of School Readiness 2019 12 Feb 2019

Mr X Ngwezi (IFP) said there is overcrowding in schools because the Department has not been prioritising rural areas and their development. China is one of the most over-populated countries in the world and they have prioritised the development of rural areas because if it is not done it disadvantages ...
Department of Cooperative Governance 2017/18 Annual Report; Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: update 27 Nov 2018

Mr X Ngwezi (IFP) asked for clarity on why ward committees seemed to be optional in some municipalities because such issues have been addressed in the Structures Act.

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education 9 May 2019

Whether, with reference to the President’s announcement in his state of the nation address of major technological overhaul for the South African education system which included rolling out tablets to all schools, her department is ready for this move in terms of the (a) budget, (b) teacher training and ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 25 Mar 2019

Whether, with reference to the investigation conducted by the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department in 2012 on request by the former Mayor of Umhlathuze, Mr Elphias Mbatha, where allegations of corruption, maladministration and nepotism were made, and in light of the fact that the Auditor-General keeps on highlighting ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and TraditionalAffairs 22 Mar 2019

What measures has he put in place to recover debt owed to municipalities by national and provincial departments and state-owned entities as nonpayment affects the efforts of municipalities to deliver basic services to communities?

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