Nhlanhla Hadebe

Nhlanhla Hadebe
MP
Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces from KwaZulu-Natal
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2022
Preceded byXolani Ngwezi
Personal details
Born
Nhlanhla Mzungezwa Hadebe
Political partyInkatha Freedom Party
ProfessionPolitician

Nhlanhla Mzungezwa Hadebe is a South African politician who has served as a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces from KwaZulu-Natal since 2022. Hadebe is a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party.

Background

As a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Hadebe held various roles in local government. He was also a member of the IFP Youth Brigade, the party's KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Committee, and the party's National Executive Committee.[1]

Parliamentary career

On 8 February 2022, the IFP announced that Hadebe would be taking up Xolani Ngwezi's seat in the National Council of Provinces after Ngwezi resigned to become mayor of the uMhlathuze Local Municipality.[2] The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature elected him as a permanent delegate to the NCOP on 10 February.[3] Hadebe was sworn in as a member of the NCOP on 14 February 2022. [4] He is a member of the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements, the Select Committee on Security and Justice and the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings.[5]

References

  1. ^ Pillay, Yogashen. "IFP welcomes and congratulates two new Members of Parliament". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  2. ^ "IFP Welcomes and Congratulates Two New Members of Parliament". Inkatha Freedom Party. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ "Minutes of proceedings" (PDF). KZN Legislature. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ @IFPinParliament (14 February 2022). "📸! Today, Hon. Nhlanhla Hadebe, MP will be representing the IFP in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in @ParliamentofRSA - Seen here is his official swearing-in taking the Oath of Office! 🥳🇿🇦🙌🏾👏🏾 #WeWorkForYou #TrustUs #IFPinParliament" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Mr Nhlanhla Mzungezwa Hadebe". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 29 December 2022.