Loyiso Khanyisa Bunye Mpumlwana (died 23 December 2020) was a South African politician and advocate. A member of the
African National Congress, he was elected to the
National Assembly in 2014. He served until the 2019 election, when he lost his seat. In 2020, he was elected to return to the assembly.
Career
Mpumlwana was an
African National Congress underground operative during
apartheid. He worked closely with
Jeff Radebe and
Mazwi Yako. Mpumlwana later practised as an advocate.
First term in parliament
Mpumalwana was elected as a
Member of Parliament at the
2014 South African general election
General elections were held in South Africa on 7 May 2014, to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. It was the fifth election held in South Africa under conditions of universal adult suffrage since ...
. During the fifth parliament (2014–2019), he was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, the Constitutional Review Committee, and the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals.
He was also the constituency contact at the ANC's constituency office in
Umtata.
In 2016, he applied for public protector but was not shortlisted by the ad hoc committee. The committee chose
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Early life and education
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. Mpumlwana openly supported Mkhwebane and dismissed calls for her removal.
In August 2017, Mpumlwana was criticised for defending the alleged beating of
Gabriella Engels by Zimbabwean First Lady,
Grace Mugabe. He said that in African culture it was acceptable to beat up young people who misbehaved.
In 2019, he stood for re-election at 126th on the ANC's national list. Due to the ANC's electoral decline, he lost his seat.
Candidacy for deputy public protector
In September 2019, he was a candidate for deputy public protector.
The justice committee chose
Kholeka Gcaleka.
Return to parliament
He was later elected to fill
Nomvula Mokonyane's seat in the National Assembly. He was sworn in on 12 June 2020.
His swearing-in was conducted virtually because of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The ANC welcomed his return to parliament.
On 15 July 2020, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises.
Death
Mpumlwana died on 23 December 2020, from
COVID-19. His brother-in-law
Mncedisi Filtane
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also succumbed to the virus.
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References
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2020 deaths
Xhosa people
Politicians from the Eastern Cape
African National Congress politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
21st-century South African politicians
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa