Sibusiso Kula

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Sibusiso Kula
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 [1]  –14 October 2023
Personal details
Born
Sibusiso Macdonald Kula

(1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 35)
Nationality South African
Political party African National Congress

Sibusiso Macdonald Kula (born 4 July 1988) is a South African politician who was elected to the South African parliament at the 2019 general election as a representative of the African National Congress.

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Political career

Kula was ninth on the North West regional electoral list of the African National Congress for the 2019 general election. [2] At the election, he won a seat in the National Assembly. [3] [4] Upon election, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy. [5]

Kula later became a member of the Rules Committee. [6] Kula's committee attendance rates for 2019 and 2020 were 62% and 81%, respectively. [7]

Murder charges

On 20 January 2023, Kula was arrested and charged with the murder of his 31-year-old wife Jennifer Motlomi in November 2022. Motlomi was stabbed several times at their home in the Kanana township outside Orkney in the North West. [8] [9]

Kula lost his parliamentary membership in terms of section 47(3)(b) of the Constitution on 14 October 2023. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Mahlati, Zintle (13 May 2019). "Parliament's first sitting scheduled for May 22". Independent Online. Johannesburg. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Who's nominated for the National Assembly & provincial legislatures?". Eyewitness News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "announcements, tablings and committee reports - APRAV" (PDF). APRAV. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sibusiso Macdonald Kula". People's Assembly. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Attendance: Sibusiso Macdonald Kula". People's Assembly. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Goba, Thabiso. "ANC MP arrested for alleged murder of his wife". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Khumalo, Zandile. "ANC MP arrested more than a month after wife's murder". News24. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "National Assembly Members" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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