Sinawo Thambo is a South African politician from the

Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...

. As of 22 October 2020, he is a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa representing the

Economic Freedom Fighters The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African left-wing to far-left pan-Africanist and Marxist–Leninist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, and hi ...

. Tambo was the provincial chairperson of the EFF Student Command. In March 2022, he was redeployed to the position on National Spokesperson of the EFF.

Background

Tambo's family were

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

supporters. His father was an ANC politician. In 2021, Tambo graduated from the University of Cape Town with a

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in English, Language and Literature & Politics and Governance. Tambo had served as the provincial chairperson of the student command of the

. He is currently the national spokesperson of the party, having previously served as head of the presidency. On 22 October 2020, he was sworn in as a Member of the

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* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from the Western Cape Politicians from Cape Town Economic Freedom Fighters politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa {{WesternCape-politician-stub