Thokozani Langa (politician)
South African politician
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Thokozani Makhosonke Langa is a South African politician who was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2019 general election as a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party.[1][2]
affiliations
Thokozani Langa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2024 | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 3 February 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Inkatha Freedom Party (2023–present) |
Other political affiliations | Economic Freedom Fighters (Until 2023) |
| Profession | Politician |
Langa was an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy; he had previously served as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development.[3]
In March 2021, Langa was one of fourteen EFF MPs who the Power and Privileges Committee of Parliament recommended a sanction of a fine not exceeding the equivalent of one month's salary and allowances for disrupting Minister Pravin Gordhan's budget vote speech on 11 July 2019.[4]
Langa resigned from Parliament with effect from 3 February 2023.
On 10 March 2023, Langa was welcomed into the Inkatha Freedom Party after he had resigned from the EFF. Langa accused the EFF of being a corrupt and ungovernable party.[5] He was sworn in as a Member of Parliament for the IFP in December 2024; filling the casual vacancy that arose when Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi died.[6]
