Karabo Khakhau MP | |
|---|---|
| National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2024 Serving with Willie Aucamp | |
| Leader | John Steenhuisen |
| Preceded by | Solly Malatsi Werner Horn |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Kopane |
| Constituency | National List |
| Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 15 November 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karabo Lerato Khakhau Welkom |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Education | Welkom-Gimnasium University of Cape Town University of the Witwatersrand |
| Profession | Politician |
Karabo Lerato Khakhau is a South African politician and a Member of the South African National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance since November 2022. Prior to this, she served as a DA Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature from May 2019 until November 2022. Aged 21 years at the time of her election to the Provincial Legislature, she became the youngest ever Member of Provincial Legislature in South Africa. Khakhau is a former President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Town (UCT) for the council term 2017/18. In this election she received the highest number of votes amongst all candidates in the institution.