Kebby Maphatsoe

Emmanuel Kebby Maphatsoe
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
15 June 2019 – 31 August 2021
In office
30 May 2009 – 7 May 2019
Personal details
Born(1962-12-31)31 December 1962
Died31 August 2021(2021-08-31) (aged 58)
NationalitySouth African

Emmanuel Kebby Maphatsoe (31 December 1962 – 31 August 2021) was a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2019 until his death in 2021. He had previously served from May 2009 to May 2019, when he lost his seat, however he returned to the National Assembly after Jeff Radebe resigned his seat.[1]

He was also president of the uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MKMVA) until its disbandment in 2021.[2]

Maphatsoe served as a Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans in the cabinet of South African president Jacob Zuma from 2014 to 2019.[3]

He was implicated in the current state capture probes and militarizing the MKMVA, most notably deploying 30+-year-old men outside Luthuli House who could not possibly be members of the MKMVA or have served in the ANC training camps throughout Southern Africa.[4]

Maphatsoe died on 31 August 2021 at his Johannesburg home.[5]

  1. ^ "Kebby Maphatsoe headed back to parliament after Jeff Radebe quits".
  2. ^ "Kebby Maphatsoe's family dismisses claims he died from Covid-19 complications". The Citizen. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Kebby Maphatsoe".
  4. ^ "MK veterans reject Kebby Maphatsoe and call for new leadership". 6 October 2017.
  5. ^ Dlamini, Penwell (31 August 2021). "Former MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe has died". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 31 August 2021.