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The party has been one of the most affected by COVID-19, with the minister in the Presidency and former whip boss Jackson Mthembu the last to succumb to the virus.
The ANC appointed five new members of Parliament on January 27, 2021 who will fill vacancies in the National Assembly. Image: ANC in Parliament.
CAPE TOWN – The African National Congress (ANC) appointed five new members of Parliament to fill vacancies in the National Assembly.
The party has been one of the most affected by COVID-19, with the minister in the Presidency and former whip boss Jackson Mthembu the latest to succumb to the virus.
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The Democratic Alliance and the Inkatha Freedom Party have also lost public representatives to COVID-19.
The new members were sworn in in a hybrid ceremony by Vice President Lechesa Tsenoli on Wednesday.
This week, the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal said it recently lost five veteran leaders in the province to COVID-19.
One of the new sworn-in MPs is Chinese-born businesswoman Dr. Xiaomei Havard from Gauteng, who replaced former whip boss Jackson Mthembu.
Former eThekwini councilor Kavilan Pillay replaced Loyiso Mpumlwana, who served on the constitutional review committee.
Former OR Tambo district mayor Dingaan Myolwa from the Eastern Cape replaced the late Pumza Dyantyi.
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