Nomsa Kubheka

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Nomsa Kubheka
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
22 May 2019 28 May 2024
Personal details
Born
Nomsa Josephina Kubheka [1]

(1970-12-29) 29 December 1970 (age 53)
NationalitySouth African
Political party African National Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Nomsa Josephina Kubheka (born 29 December 1970) is a South African politician and a former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. She is a member of the African National Congress.

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Parliamentary career

A member of the African National Congress, Kubheka stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from the Free State in the 2019 general election and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 22 May 2019. [2] In June 2019, she was named to the Portfolio Committee on Communications. [3]

In February 2020, Kubheka was part of a delegation of ten female ANC MPs that went to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's Pretoria residence to "offer support". She said:

We went to show our support. We must not allow our women to persecuted for doing their jobs well. We are not going to support a motion by the opposition to remove the public protector. [4]

Kubheka was not re-elected to Parliament at the 2024 general election. [5]

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