Simphiwe Gcwele Nomvula Mbatha is a South African politician who has been a Member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

for the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ...

since May 2019.

Parliamentary career

Mbatha is a member of the

. Prior to the 8 May 2019 general election, Mbatha was placed ninth on the party's regional

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

list. After the election, she was nominated to the National Assembly of South Africa. She took office on 22 May 2019. She was given her committee assignments on 27 June 2019.

Committee memberships

Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is a portfolio committee of the South African National Assembly in the Parliament of South Africa. The committee is responsible for oversight of the Department of Agricultu ...

(Alternate Member) *Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries

Personal life

In July 2020, Mbatha tested positive for

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Ms Simphiwe Gcwele Nomvula Mbatha
at Parliament of South Africa {{DEFAULTSORT:Mbatha, Simphiwe Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Gauteng Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa African National Congress politicians