Dingaan Myolwa

Dingaan Jacob Myolwa is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape who is a Member of the National Assembly for the African National Congress (ANC). He was appointed to parliament in 2021. Myolwa had previously served as a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2013 to 2014 and before that, as mayor of the OR Tambo District Municipality.

Dingaan Myolwa
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
27 January 2021
Preceded byPumza Dyantyi
ConstituencyEastern Cape
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
In office
22 October 2013 – 6 May 2014
Preceded byMkhangeli Matomela
Personal details
Born
Dingaan Jacob Myolwa
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
OccupationPolitician
CommitteesStanding Committee on Auditor General

Background

Myolwa is a member of the African National Congress.[1] He was a member of Umkhonto we Sizwe and while in exile in Tanzania, he served in a military camp. He has international certificates in Local Government and administration. Myolwa served as an ANC PR councillor in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality as well as in the OR Tambo District Municipality. He was the mayor of the OR Tambo District until his dismissal in 2013.[2][1]

Myolwa was sworn in as a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature for the ANC on 22 October 2013, replacing Mkhangeli Matomela.[1][3] He was then appointed to serve on the local government & traditional affairs, sport, recreation, arts and culture, economic development and environmental affairs and tourism, public participation and petitions and wellness & enabling facilities committees.[1]

Myolwa stood for the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2014 general election as 23rd on the ANC's list of National Assembly candidates from the Eastern Cape.[4] He was not elected to parliament.[5] Myolwa stood for parliament again in 2019 as 21st on the ANC's list of parliamentary candidates from the Eastern Cape.[6] He was not elected for the second time.[7]

Parliamentary career

Following the death of Eastern Cape ANC MP Pumza Dyantyi from COVID-19, Myolwa was selected to take up her seat in the National Assembly. He was sworn in on 27 January 2021.[8][9] He serves on the Standing Committee on Auditor General.[10]

References
  1. "Former OR Tambo Executive Mayor, Mr Dingaan Myolwa, sworn in as new Member of the Provincial Legislature". Government of South Africa. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. Mgaqelwa, Abongile (9 October 2013). "ANC axe falls on anti-Zuma heavyweights". DispatchLIVE. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. "Ex-mayor sworn in as Eastern Cape MPL". Johannesburg. News24. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. "ANC's national candidate list for the 2014 elections". Politicsweb. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. "2014 elections: List of ANC MPs elected to the National Assembly". Politicsweb. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS CANDIDATES LIST 2019 ELECTIONS". African National Congress. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. "SEE: These are the people who will represent you in Parliament, provincial legislatures". News24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. Deklerk, Aphiwe (28 January 2021). "ANC appoints replacement for Jackson Mthembu and four other MPs who died". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. Mavuso, Sihle (27 February 2021). "ANC announces Jackson Mthembu's replacement in the National Assembly". IOL. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. "Standing Committee on Auditor GeneralStanding Committee on Auditor General". People's Assembly. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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