Yolanda Botha | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 28 December 2014 | |
| Provincial Treasurer of the Northern Cape African National Congress | |
| In office August 2008 – 28 December 2014 | |
| Chairperson | John Block |
| Preceded by | Tina Joemat-Pettersson |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Lucas |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 28 December 2014 Kimberley, Northern Cape South Africa |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of the Western Cape |
Yolanda Rachel Botha (died 28 December 2014) was a South African politician and public servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2009 until her death in December 2014. She also served as Provincial Treasurer of the ANC's Northern Cape branch from June 2008 until her death.
At the time of her death, Botha – along with John Block and Alvin Botes – was facing criminal charges in connection with her relationship to a private company, Trifecta Investment Holdings. Before her election to Parliament, from 2001 to 2009, Botha was head of the Northern Cape's provincial Department of Social Development, which had granted sizeable contracts to Trifecta. In 2011, Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests had reprimanded Botha for having failed to disclose benefits that she had received from Trifecta; and, in 2013, the National Prosecuting Authority indicted her on fraud and money laundering charges, alleging that she had received illegal kickbacks from the company.