Busaphi Machi MP | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 14 June 2024 | |
Constituency | KwaZulu-Natal |
Personal details | |
Political party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
Profession | Educator,politician |
Busaphi Eleonor Machi is a South African politician and educator who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Inkatha Freedom Party since June 2024.
Prior to becoming involved in politics,Machi worked as a teacher and then as a principal. [1] In 2007,she was sworn in as a councillor in the Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality for the Inkatha Freedom Party. She became a councillor in the Ugu District Municipality in 2016. [1]
Machi stood as an IFP parliamentary candidate from KwaZulu-Natal in the 2024 national and provincial elections and was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa and sworn in on 14 June 2024. [2] She is one two IFP MPs from the Ugu District;the other being Bhekizizwe Luthuli. [1]