Nomhle Maria Mahlawe (born 19 February 1941)[1] is a South African politician. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2009 and before that in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. She defected to the rival Congress of the People (COPE) in 2009.
Nomhle Mahlawe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 16 February 2001 – 2009 | |
| Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1941 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | Congress of the People (since 2009) |
| Other political affiliations | African National Congress (until 2009) |
Political career
editBefore joining the national Parliament, Mahlawe was a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.[1] She left the province on 16 February 2001, when she was sworn in to an ANC seat in the Eastern Cape caucus of the National Assembly; she replaced Rosemary Capa, who had left her seat after the December 2000 local elections.[2][3] Mahlawe was re-elected to a full term in the National Assembly in the 2004 general election.[4]
Ahead of the 2009 general election, Mahlawe left the ANC for COPE, a new breakaway opposition party. She stood under COPE's banner for re-election to the National Assembly, now in the KwaZulu-Natal caucus,[5] but she was not elected. Mahlawe nonetheless remained active in COPE, serving as a spokesperson for the party[6] and as its deputy provincial secretary in KwaZulu-Natal.[7] After the party split between supporters of Sam Shilowa and supporters of Mosiuoa Lekota, Mahlawe firmly aligned herself to the latter camp.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "ANC gets another Afrikaner MP". News24. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations". Parliament of South Africa. 2 June 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Final candidates list" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Sewchurran, Rowan (15 May 2011). "Cope's big guns visit coast". Witness. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ a b Miya, Skhumbuzo (9 January 2011). "KZN Cope faction to hold Feb conference". Witness. Retrieved 19 May 2023.