Paulnita Marais
Paulnita Marais MP | |
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Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 26 January 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
Political party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
Spouse(s) | (Until 2019; his death) |
Residence(s) | Bloemfontein, Free State |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Profession | Politician |
Paulnita Marais (born 27 September) is a South African politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since January 2022, representing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. She is a former Metro Councillor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.
Biography[]
Marais was born in Cape Town on 27 September. She studied at the University of Cape Town. She was the manager of VeriCred Credit Bureau -Pty Ltd. Marais was married to the late ANC senator who later became an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member, . Anthony died in January 2019 in Heidedal, Bloemfontein where he had lived with Paulnita and their children.[1][2]
In 2016, Marais was elected as an EFF councillor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. She served as leader of the EFF caucus in the metro during her tenure as a councillor. In January 2020, Marais said that the metro's members of the mayoral committee (MMCs) should be held accountable for the metro's problems.[3] Marais accused the ANC's mayoral candidate Mxolisi Siyonzana of being part of divisions in the ANC caucus in August 2021.[4]
On 26 January 2022, Marais was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa.[5]
References[]
- ^ Seithati (2019-01-31). "Struggle stalwart Marais passes on". Bloemfontein Courant. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ OFM. "Condolences pour in for EFF member in FS". OFM. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Mangaung municipality fails to pay salaries". The Citizen. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "ANC IPC confirms Siyonzana as the mayoral elect for Mangaung". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Yesterday, EFF CCT Members were Sworn in as Members of Parliament in the National Assembly. Commissar Marais Paulnita and Commissar Matumba Anthony". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
External links[]
- Ms Paulnita Marais at People's Assembly
- People from Cape Town
- Coloured South African people
- Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
- Economic Freedom Fighters politicians
- 21st-century South African women politicians
- Living people