Khaya Magaxa

Khaya Magaxa
MP
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Preceded byLungi Mnganga-Gcabashe
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office
16 February 2016 – 7 May 2019
PremierHelen Zille
Preceded byMarius Fransman
Succeeded byCameron Dugmore
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office
21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Personal details
Born
Khayalethu Elvis Magaxa

(1964-01-29) 29 January 1964 (age 60)
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician
CommitteesPortfolio Committee on Public Enterprises (Chairperson)

Khayalethu Elvis "Khaya" Magaxa (born 29 January 1964) is a South African politician who is the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the ruling African National Congress (ANC).[1] He became an MP in May 2019. Magaxa was elected as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2014,[2] and served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2016 to 2019.[3] He was the acting provincial chair of the ANC in the Western Cape from 2016 to 2019.

  1. ^ Quintal, Genevieve (20 June 2019). "ANC picks tainted MPs to run committees". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Hartley, Aziz (12 March 2014). "ANC lists WCape candidates". IOL news. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Manikivana, Thandi (16 February 2016). "Khaya Magaxa new leader of opposition in legislature - ANC WCape". Politicsweb. Retrieved 18 April 2020.