Mr Michael Bagraim

Member of the National Assembly

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Michael Bagraim

About Michael Bagraim

Mr Michael Bagraim matriculated at Cape Town High School and graduated from Rhodes University with a BA in Political Science and thereafter an LLB. He was a member of the Student Representative Council for two years and represented the University on the Debating Society and Law Students' Association. He is a Practicing Attorney as a Consultant with Bagraim's Attorneys. He is also a trustee at the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industries (Immediate Past President), the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (Past National President) and the MOSAIC – Training and Healing Centre for Women. Mr Bagraim is a regular contributor on industrial relations and labour law to radio, TV, newspapers and magazines.

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2024 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (7 of 7 )

2023 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate (23 of 24 )

2022 committee attendance as mp

84% attendance rate (26 of 31 )

2021 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate (36 of 39 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate (30 of 32 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate (21 of 22 )

2018 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate (28 of 32 )

2017 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate (20 of 21 )

2016 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (23 of 23 )

2015 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate (21 of 24 )

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

78% attendance rate (14 of 18 )

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.

What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.

Mr M Bagraim (DA) said that at the last meeting, he suggested statements to start with, and he suggested a ...

During the presentation, Mr M Bagraim (DA) noted discrepancies in numbering. He compared the document distributed to Members with the ...

Mr M Bagraim (DA) appreciated the reports, acknowledging the significant effort invested in their preparation. He admitted uncertainty regarding his ...

Questions asked to ministers:

What are questions asked to ministers?

Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.

With reference to her reply to written question 2121 on 19 June 2023, what are the relevant details of the ...

What plans has her Office put in place to monitor the extent of the demographical representation of the disability sector ...

What are the details of the (a) destination and (b) total costs for (i) accommodation, (ii) travel and (iii) any ...

Plenary appearances:

What are plenary appearances?

Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.

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Chairperson, hon Minister, director-general, my family and students, thank you for coming. 'The time has come,' the walrus said, "to talk of many things. Our Department of Employment and Labour ...

Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.
Name of State Entity Value of Contract Period of Contract Details of Contract and Management thereof

Nothing to disclose

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Property

Isamark Investments

consultancy

Pugsley Law

Property

Patricia Bagraim Salvage

property

Reibag

property

Bagro

Wholesale

Man-Tra Enterprises

Consultancy

Altitude Employment Solutions

consultancy

Winn Foundation (RF)

Value Description Source

Nothing to disclose

Description of Property Location-Area Extent of the Property

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Trevi

Gardens, Cape Town

12 sq metres

Trevi

Gardens

12 sq metres

Erf 1719

Vredehoek

half acre

Trevi

Gardens, Cape Town

12 sq metres

Senator Park

Cape Town

44 sq metres

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Isamark Investments

Cape Town

Various properties

Senator Park

Cape Town

40 sq metres

Public/Private Source

Private

Liberty Life

Private

Liberty Life

Private

Liberty Life

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

oil

Sasol Limited

2

R500

insurance

Sanlam

500

R10 000

Unit Trust

Liberty Life

various

R585,723

Investment

Liberty Life

Various

R761 553

Investment

Ninety One

Various

R452 000

Investment

Old Mutual

Various

R183 000

Investment

Ninety One

Various

R2 261 000

Investment

Liberty Life

Various

R32 024

Investment

Ninety One

Various

R719 000

Investment

Old Mutual

Various

R177 000

Investment

Chrome Wealth

Various

R38 688

Description of Journey Sponsor

Conference in Washington DC - USA

Conference of Presidents

Description of Benefit Source

Nothing to disclose

Description of Assistance/Sponsorship Extent Source of Sponsorship

Nothing to disclose

Type of Business Name of Employer

Law

Bagraims Attorneys

Rental

Self

Attorneys

Bagraims Attorneys

Name of Organisation Value of any Benefits derived Type of Business Activity

ORT Western Province

R0

NGO

Zip Zap Circus

R0

NGO

Bagraims Attorneys

R40 000 per month

Law

Epilepsy SA

R0

NGO

Association for Physically Disabled

R0

NGO

Woodside Special Care Centre

R0

NGO

Kaplan Centre - University of Cape Town

R0

Education

Rotary - Sea Point

R0

NGO

United Herzlia Schools

R0

Education

Altitude Employment Solutions

R0

consultancy

E-Waste RecyclingAuthority

R0

NPC

Braun Family Trust

R0

Trust

Muizenberg HebrewCongregation

R0

Religious

Isamark Investments CC

R0

Property

Mosaic Healing Centre for Women

R0

NGO

Name of Trust Registration Number Details of benefits derived Trustee/Beneficiary

Braun Family Trust

Nil

Trustee

ORT SOUTH AFRICA WESTERN PROVINCE

NIL

TRUSTEE

Woodside Care Centre

Nil

Trustee

Kaplan Centre - UCT

Nil

Trustee

WINN

NIL

TRUSTEE

Zip Zap Circus

Nil

Trustee

MUIZENBERGHEBREWCONGREGATION

NIL

TRUSTEE

Mosaic Healing Centre for Women

Nil

Trustee

E-Waste Recycling Authority NPC

Nil

Trustee

Name of State Entity Value of Contract Period of Contract Details of Contract and Management thereof

Nothing to disclose

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Property

Isamark Investments

consultancy

Pugsley Law

Property

Patricia Bagraim Salvage

property

Reibag

property

Bagro

Wholesale

Man-Tra Enterprises

Consultancy

Altitude Employment Solutions

consultancy

Winn Foundation (RF)

Value Description Source

Nothing to disclose

Description of Property Location-Area Extent of the Property

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Trevi

Gardens, Cape Town

12 sq metres

Trevi

Gardens

12 sq metres

Erf 1719

Vredehoek

half acre

Trevi

Gardens, Cape Town

12 sq metres

Senator Park

Cape Town

44 sq metres

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Shonsay

Cape Town

35 sq metres

Isamark Investments

Cape Town

Various properties

Senator Park

Cape Town

40 sq metres

Public/Private Source

Private

Liberty Life

Private

Liberty Life

Private

Liberty Life

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

oil

Sasol Limited

2

R500

insurance

Sanlam

500

R10 000

Unit Trust

Liberty Life

various

R585,723

Investment

Liberty Life

Various

R761 553

Investment

Ninety One

Various

R452 000

Investment

Old Mutual

Various

R183 000

Investment

Ninety One

Various

R2 261 000

Investment

Liberty Life

Various

R32 024

Investment

Ninety One

Various

R719 000

Investment

Old Mutual

Various

R177 000

Investment

Chrome Wealth

Various

R38 688

Description of Journey Sponsor

Conference in Washington DC - USA

Conference of Presidents

Description of Benefit Source

Nothing to disclose

Description of Assistance/Sponsorship Extent Source of Sponsorship

Travel and accommodation to Washington DC - USA

R100 000

Conference of Presidents

Type of Business Name of Employer

Rental

Self

Attorneys

Bagraims Attorneys

Name of Organisation Value of any Benefits derived Type of Business Activity

ORT Western Province

R0

NGO

Zip Zap Circus

R0

NGO

Bagraims Attorneys

R40 000 per month

Law

Epilepsy SA

R0

NGO

Association for Physically Disabled

R0

NGO

Woodside Special Care Centre

R0

NGO

Kaplan Centre - University of Cape Town

R0

Education

Rotary - Sea Point

R0

NGO

United Herzlia Schools

R0

Education

Altitude Employment Solutions

R0

consultancy

E-Waste RecyclingAuthority

R0

NPC

Braun Family Trust

R0

Trust

Muizenberg HebrewCongregation

R0

Religious

Isamark Investments CC

R0

Property

Mosaic Healing Centre for Women

R0

NGO

Name of Trust Registration Number Details of benefits derived Trustee/Beneficiary

Braun Family Trust

Nil

Trustee

ORT SOUTH AFRICA WESTERN PROVINCE

NIL

TRUSTEE

Woodside Care Centre

Nil

Trustee

Kaplan Centre - UCT

Nil

Trustee

WINN

NIL

TRUSTEE

Zip Zap Circus

Nil

Trustee

MUIZENBERGHEBREWCONGREGATION

NIL

TRUSTEE

Mosaic Healing Centre for Women

Nil

Trustee

E-Waste Recycling Authority NPC

Nil

Trustee

Name of State Entity Details of Contract and Management thereof Value of Contract Period of Contract

Nil

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body Type of Business Activity

Altitude Employment Solutions Isamark Investments

Labour Law Consulting Property Holding

Value Description Source

Nil

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

Personal Property Apartments Apartments

Vredehoek City Bowl Observatory

6 bedrooms 1 bedroom 1 bedroom

Public/Private Source

None other than Parliament

Description of Journey Sponsor

Nil

Description of Benefit Source

Nil

Extent Source of Sponsorship Description of Assistance/Sponsorship

Nil

Type of Business Name of Employer

Law Firm

Self employed as consultant in law firm

Value of any Benefits derived Name of Organisation Type of Business Activity

Approx. R200 000 per year Approx. R 50 000 per year

Bagraims Attorneys Altitude Employment Solutions

Labour Law Consulting Labour Law Consulting

Details of all benefits derived Name of Trust Trustee/Beneficiary Registration Number

Nil

Value of Contract Period of Contract Details of Contract and Management thereof Name of State Entity

Nil

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Labour law consulting Property holding

Altitude Employment Solutions Isamark Investments

Value Description Source

Nil

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

Personal property Apartments Apartments

Vredehoek City Bowl Observatory

6 bedrooms 1 bedroom 1 bedroom

Public/Private Source

None other than Parliament

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

Small amount of Share holding in public companies due to insurances

Description of Journey Sponsor

Nil

Description of Benefit Source

Nil

Extent Description of Assistance/Sponsorship Source of Sponsorship

Nil

Type of Business Name of Employer

Law Firm

Self employed as consultant in law firm

Value of any Benefits derived Name of Organisation Type of Business Activity

Approx. R200 000 per year Approx. R100 000 per year

Bagraims Attorneys Altitude Employment Solutions

Labour Law Consulting Labour Law Consulting

Name of Trust Trustee/Beneficiary Registration Number Details of all benefits derived

Nil

Description of Journey Sponsor

Trip for studying in Israel.

SA Israel Foundation

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

Exclusive use area

Cape Town

Exclusive use area

Cape Town

Exclusive Use Area

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Erf

Milnerton, Cape Town

Erf

Vredehoek, Cape Town

Type of Business Name of Employer

Attorney

Self employed

Value of any Benefits derived Name of Organisation Type of Business Activity

Self employed.

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Michael Bagraim and Associates – 1990/033477/23 (Resigned)

Altitude Employment Solutions – 2010/011700/07

Zoop Industries – 1998/0330447/23 (Resigned)

Isamark Investments – 1986/014684/23

Mosaic Women’s Training Service and Healing Centre – 1993/006860/08 (Resigned)

Radio Disa – 2012/222450/08

South African Jewish Trust – 1970/000007/08 (Resigned)

Bagraim SACHS – 2014/019095/21 (resigned)

WINN Foundation (RF) – 2017/532772/08

Democracy Development Program (RF) – 1981/000098/08(Resigned)

Details Of Benefits Trustee/Beneficiary Name Of Trusts Registration Number

-

-

Michael Davis Family Trust

006127/1996

-

-

The Good Start Trust

001113/2017

Description Extent Location

Sectional Scheme

Sectional Title

Cape Town

Sectional Scheme

Sectional Title

Cape Town

Sectional Scheme

Sectional Title

Cape Town

Sectional Scheme

Sectional Title

Cape Town

Erf

Residential

Vredehoek, Cape Town

Sectional scheme

Sectional Title

Cape Town

Sectional scheme

Sectional Title

Cape Town

Sectional scheme

Sectional title

Cape Town

Sectional Scheme

Sectional title

Cape Town

Sectional Scheme

Sectional title

Cape Town

Erf

Residential

Milnerton, Cape Town

Sectional Scheme

Sectional title

Cape Town

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer

Mr John Steenhuisen

Attorney

Yes

Self Employed

Name Activity

Self Employed

Attorney

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Director

Radio Disa

Director

Altitude Employment Solutions

Director

Winn Foundation (RF)

Director

Isamark Investments

Description Sponsor

Trip for Fact Finding

South African Jewish Board of Deputies

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Toi-Toi Clothing Manufacturing (Deregistration)

Clothing Manufacturing

We Care - Siyakhathala (Final Deregistration)

Deregistration

All Glass Parow

Resigned

Altitude Employment Solutions

Employment Solutions

Bagraim Sachs

Resigned

Michael Bagraim and Associates Attorneys

Democracy Development Program (RF)

Resigned

Isamark Investments

Investments

Mosiac Womens Training Service and Healing Centre

Resigned

South African Jewish Trust

Resigned

Zoop Industries

Resigned

Bagro

Barbuxton Property

Resigned

Elysium Holdings

Resigned

Man-Tra Enterprises

In Business

Soft Touch Technologies

Resigned

Salient Strategic Advertising and design

Resigned

Slick Property Investments

Investments

Name Value Activity

Bagraims Attorneys

Nil

Attorneys

Bagraims Sachs Attorneys

Nil

Attorneys

Description Location Extent

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Erf 2221

Milnerton, Cape Town

House

Erf 1719

Vredehoek, Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Unit

Cape Town

House

Description Location

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Erf

George

Erf

Vredehoek

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Unit

Cape Town

Erf

Milnerton, Cape Town

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer

J Steenhuisen

Law firm

Yes

Self employed

Name Value Activity

Bagraims Attorneys

R100 000

Attorneys

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Altitude Employment Solutions

Private Co.

Mosaic Women's Training Service and Healing Centre

NGO

BAGRO

MAN-TRA Enterprises

Description Extent Location

Apartment

2 Bedroomed

Hermanus

Apartment

2 Bedroomed

Cape Town

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer

J Steenhuisen

Attorney

Yes

Self employed

Name Value Activity

Bagraim Sachs

NIl

Attorneys

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Altitude Employment Solutions

Private Co.

Democracy Development Program

NGO

Michael Bagraim and Associates

CC

Mosaic Women's Training Service and Healing Centre

NGO

Elysium Holdings

[Deregistration process]

Name of Company Nature Nominal Value No

Bagraim Sachs Partnership

Attorneys

Democracy Development Program

Development

Mosaic Women's Training Service

Training

Isamash CC

Property

R1m

20%

Altitude Employment

Altitude Employment

Michael Bagraim & Associates

Property

R500 000

100%

Description Extent Location

3 Apartments

1 Bedroomed each

Observatory, CPT

House

4 Bedroomed

City Bowl, CPT

Name of Whip Type of Business Approved Employer

DT George

Attorneys

Yes

Self employed

Name Value Activity

Bagraim Attorneys

+-R20 000

Attorneys

Bagraim Sachs Attorneys

Nil

Attorneys

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Altitude Employment Solutions

Private Company

Bagraim Sachs

Personal Liability Company

Democracy Development Program

NGO

Michael Bagraim and Associates

CC

Mosaic Women's Training Service and Healing Centre

NGO