Fawzia Rhoda | |
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Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Fawzia Rhoda |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance |
Profession | Politician |
Fawzia Rhoda is a South African politician serving as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature since May 2019. Rhoda is a member of the Democratic Alliance.
In the build-up to the provincial election on 8 May 2019, Rhoda was placed fourth on the Democratic Alliance's Northern Cape provincial list. She was elected as the DA won 8 seats. [1] She was sworn in as a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature on 22 May 2019 following the election. [2] She is the head of the DA's Bo Karoo constituency. [3]
In 2020, Rhoda declared her candidacy for Northern Cape DA leader. The provincial congress was held on 5 December 2020. [4] She lost to Harold McGluwa. [5]
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The DA constituency head of Bo-Karoo, Fawzia Rhoda, ...