Jump to content

Thembeka Gamndana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thembeka Gamndana
Member of Parliament
In office
May 1994 – June 1999
Personal details
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Thembeka Gamndana is a South African politician, traditional healer, and civil servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament from 1994 until 1999. In the 1994 general election, she was elected to the Senate, serving the Eastern Transvaal constituency;[1][2] during the legislative term that followed, she was transferred to the National Assembly.[3]

After leaving Parliament, Gamndana worked as a traditional healer and an employee of the provincial Department of Health in Mpumalanga.[4] In 2003, she told City Press that she had fled Mpumalanga and was in hiding in Gauteng; she claimed that she had been kidnapped and that her ANC colleagues in Mpumalanga were using witchcraft against her.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Minutes of proceedings of the Constitutional Assembly" (PDF). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. 24 May 1994. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  3. ^ "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Trad healers want recognition". News24. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ^ Mahlangu, Dominic (4 October 2003). "'Bewitched' former MP hiding". News24. Retrieved 21 April 2023.