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Ntombi Valencia Khumalo is a South African politician and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Alliance.

Background

Khumalo holds a master's degree in somatology. She had worked in the somatology industry for more than a decade. She worked as the head therapist at Matispa from 2007 to 2008, when she resigned to become a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. Khumalo later obtained a doctorate in health professions education. She has published research papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented local and international conventions as well.[2][3]

Political career

In 2016, Khumalo was elected as a DA councillor in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Herman Mashaba of the DA was elected mayor.[4] He later announced the composition of his mayoral committee, in which he appointed Khumalo as the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Corporate and Shared Services.[5] Khumalo served in the Mayoral Committee until Mashaba resigned as mayor in November 2019 and the DA subsequently lost control of the metro.[6]

On 18 March 2020, Khumalo was appointed as the Shadow Member of the Mayoral Committee (SMMC) for Economic Development by DA Caucus leader, Leah Knott.[7]

Parliamentary career

In 2019, Khumalo stood for election to the South African National Assembly as 63rd on the DA's regional list and 196th on the party's national list.[8] Due to the DA's electoral performance, she was not elected to parliament.[9]

Gauteng DA MP Cameron Mackenzie died from COVID-19 complications in July 2021. On 9 September 2021, the DA appointed Khumalo to take up his seat in the National Assembly.[10] She was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on 10 November 2021 by National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.[11]

References

  1. ^ "MAYOR NAMES COMMITTEE". City of Johannesburg. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet Mayor Mashaba's A-team". Citypress. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Quick meet-and-greet with Joburg's MMCs". Northcliff Melville Times. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "DA's Herman Mashaba elected new Joburg mayor". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "'Diverse' mayoral committee surprised with appointment". Randburg Sun. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Michael Sun's term as MMC ends as Geoff Makhubo elected new Joburg mayor". Fourways Review. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Leah Knott announces Shadow Cabinet". Roodepoort Record. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ^ "#DALists: One South Africa for All in action". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  9. ^ "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ^ "National Assembly Members (As on 10 November 2021)" (PDF). Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. ^ @ParliamentofRSA (11 November 2021). "Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula with new Member of Parliament Ms Ntombi Valencia Khumalo from the DA at her swearing in ceremony yesterday, Wednesday, 10 November 2021, in the Speaker's boardroom" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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