Tandi Mahambehlala is a South African politician who has served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism since 2021. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she served as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation from 2019 to 2021. Mahambehlala was Deputy Minister of Communications between 2017 to 2018. She has been a Member of Parliament since 2014.
Tandi Mahambehlala
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 September 2021
Preceded by
Supra Mahumapelo
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation
In office
2 July 2019 – 27 August 2021
Preceded by
Moses Masango
Succeeded by
Supra Mahumapelo
Deputy Minister of Communications
In office
31 March 2017 – 26 February 2018
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 May 2014
Constituency
Western Cape (2014–2019)
National List (2019–present)
Personal details
Political party
African National Congress
Alma mater
University of the Western Cape
Profession
Politician
Early life and education
Mahambehlala served on the Students' Representative Council of Msobomvu High School from 1988 to 1990. She earned an advanced diploma in Public Administration in 2014 and an honours degree in Public Administration from the University of the Western Cape in 2016. In 2017, Mahambehlala began studying for a Master of Public Administration through UWC. She also holds certificates in Audio-Visual Communications, Community Profiling and Community Needs Assessment and Programme Design and Presentation.
Career
In 2005, Mahambehlala was involved with the establishment of the Western Cape Youth Commission. She was an African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) branch secretary and the deputy secretary of the league's Dullah Omar Region from 2004 to 2008. From 2005 to 2008, she worked as a community developer for the City of Cape Town's Department of Social Development. In 2008, she was elected as the provincial secretary of the African National Congress in the Western Cape, a position she held until 2011. From 2011 to 2014, Mahambehlala worked for Eskom as a senior advisor responsible for Stakeholder Relations.
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