Yazini Tetyana

Yazini Tetyana is a South African politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since March 2023. He served in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2019 until 2023. Tetyana was the provincial chairperson of the EFF from 2018 until 2022.

Yazini Tetyana
MP
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
15 March 2023
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
In office
22 May 2019 – 18 February 2023
Personal details
Political partyEconomic Freedom Fighters
EducationDalindyebo High School
Alma materUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal.

Background

Tetyana was born in the Candu location outside Idutywa. He matriculated from Dalindyebo High School and studied for a degree in political science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[1]

Political career

In October 2018, Tetyana was elected chairperson of the EFF in the Eastern Cape. He had previously been the convenor of the provincial structure after its disbanding.[2][3] In the 2019 election, Tetyana was elected to represent the EFF in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.[4]

At the EFF's provincial conference in November 2022, Tetyana was defeated by former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Zilindile Vena in the election for provincial chairperson of the EFF.[5]

Tetyana resigned from the provincial legislature on 18 January 2023. He said that his resignation was not related to his unsuccessful bid for re-election at the party's provincial conference in November 2022.[6] Tetyana added that he would remain a member of the EFF.[7]

Parliamentary career

On 15 March 2023, Tetyana was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa.[8]

References
  1. @EFFSouthAfrica (14 May 2019). "Commissar Yazini Tetyana is the EFF Provincial Chairperson in the Eastern Cape. Born in Candu location eDutywa, he matriculated in Dalindyebo High School and pursued a degree in Political Science with the University of KwaZulu-Natal Natal #ChooseEFFLeadership #EFFWayawaya" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. "EFF elects new Eastern Cape provincial leadership". IOL. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. "EFF targets pupils voting for first time". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. "Yazini Tetyana". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. Njilo, Nonkululeko (2022-11-06). "EAST LONDON: Julius Malema laments EFF's failure to elect women leaders in Eastern Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  6. "EFF's Eastern Cape legislature boss quits two months after conference loss". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  7. "Former EFF Eastern Cape legislature leader to stay on as party member". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  8. @ParliamentofRSA (15 March 2023). "Mr. Yazini Tetyana being sworn-in as a Member of the National Assembly by Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via Twitter.
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