Mpumelelo Saziwa

Saziwa was formerly the Deputy Provincial Chairperson^[1] and then the Provincial Chairperson^[2] of Cosatu in the Eastern Cape; he represented the South African Democratic Teachers' Union in the congress.^[1]

In the 2014 general election, while he was still serving as Cosatu provincial chair, Saziwa was elected to an ANC seat in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature,^[3][4] ranked 40th on the ANC's provincial party list.^[5] He was re-elected to the provincial legislature in the 2019 general election, ranked 33rd.^[5] After the 2019 election, he was also elected to chair the legislature's Portfolio Committee on Education.^[6][7]

Saziwa is also the Deputy Provincial Chairperson of the SACP in the Eastern Cape, serving under Provincial Chairperson Mzoleli Mrara; he was re-elected unopposed to that position in June 2022.^[8]

• Mpumelelo Saziwa at People's Assembly