Robert Nogumla
Robert Zamxolo Nogumla (born 1 August 1956)[1] is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he served terms in the National Council of Provinces, the National Assembly, and the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.
Robert Nogumla | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office April 2004 – May 2009 | |
| Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| Assembly Member for Eastern Cape | |
| In office May 1994 – June 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Zamxolo Nogumla 1 August 1956 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Political career edit
In the 1994 general election, Nogumla was elected to an ANC seat in the Eastern Cape caucus of the Senate of South Africa;[2] he remained in his seat after the Senate was relaunched as the National Council of Provinces under the 1996 Constitution.[3] In the next general election in 1999, he was elected to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature,[4] where he served for a single term until, in 2004, he was elected to the National Assembly, representing the Eastern Cape constituency.[1] In 2006, he pled guilty in the trial resulting from the Travelgate scandal.[5]
In 2021 he became mayor of OR Tambo District Municipality. He previously served as deputy mayor.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ . Parliament of South Africa. 13 November 1998. Archived from the original on 5 December 1998. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Travelgate: 14 plead guilty". The Mail & Guardian. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Dayimani, Malibongwe. "Sacking of mayor an indication of 'political instability, chaos' in Eastern Cape municipality". News24. Retrieved 11 June 2023.