Mxolisi Mackson Dimaza is a South African politician and former trade unionist who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature for over a decade. He was formerly the Provincial Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union in the Eastern Cape.
Mxolisi Dimaza | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
| Assumed office 2009 or earlier | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Political career
editDimaza was Provincial Secretary of SADTU in the 2000s.[1][2][3][4] He was elected to an ANC seat in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in the 2009 general election, ranked 37th on the ANC's provincial party list;[5] he was re-elected in the 2014 general election, ranked 12th, and in the 2019 general election, ranked 40th.[6] During his second and third terms in the legislature, he chaired the Portfolio Committee on Health, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]
In early 2021, Dimaza was considered a frontrunner to succeed Sindiswa Gomba as the Eastern Cape's Member of the Executive Council for Health.[8] He was not appointed, but later that year he was elected to chair the legislature's Standing Committee on Public Accounts.[6][9]
References
edit- ^ "Slack officials harm education". News24. 8 December 2000. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Sadtu threatens strike action". News24. 5 February 2001. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Eastern Cape frustrations continue". The Mail & Guardian. 2005-04-21. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Sadtu appeals for order". Sowetan. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Eastern Cape MPLs elected April 22". Politicsweb. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Mxolisi Mackson Dimaza". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ Ellis, Estelle (2020-07-14). "Coronavirus Eastern Cape: Eastern Cape premier raises alarm over possible shortage of N95 masks for health workers". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "New Eastern Cape health MEC must step up to 'historic challenges'". Herald. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "Wayward Bhisho departments need to be taught a lesson, says Scopa chair". Daily Dispatch. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
External links
edit- Mr Mxolisi Mackson Dimaza at People's Assembly