Glen Taaibosch

Glen Taaibosch MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 June 2024
Personal details
Party	UMkhonto weSizwe Party
Profession	Politician

Glen Taaibosch is a South African politician and Khoisan activist who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the UMkhonto weSizwe Party since June 2024.

Parliamentary career

Taaibosch was ranked 41st on the UMkhonto weSizwe Party party list for the 2024 general election. ^[1] He initially did not make the list of MPs elected to the National Assembly, however, Rochelle Davidson, who was elected, was expelled from the MK Party and Taaibosch was selected to take up her seat in parliament. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Taaibosch was sworn in on 25 June 2024, along with the other MKP MPs. ^[5]

As of July 2025 ^[update] Taaibosch is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health, an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services and an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. ^[6]

References

1. "Jacob Zuma heads MK party list". The Mail & Guardian. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
2. "National Assembly Members (As on 10 December 2025)" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
3. "MK Party expels 'founder' and four others". TimesLIVE. 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
4. Makhaye, Chris (2024-05-05). "Expulsions from MK party point to deep instability and mistrust". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
5. "Names of the 58 MK Party MPs just sworn in - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
6. "Glen Taaibosch". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2026-01-02.