Selby Ripinga

{{Short description|South African politician (born 1948)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| party = African National Congress

| office1 = Member of the National Assembly

| termstart1 = May 1994

| termend1 = April 2004

| citizenship = South Africa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|09|16|df=yes}}

| birth_name = Selby Simeon Ripinga

}}

Selby Simeon Ripinga (born 16 September 1948){{cite magazine |date=11 June 1999 |title=General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures |url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/za/1999/za-government-gazette-dated-1999-06-11-no-20203.pdf |magazine=Government Gazette of South Africa |location=Pretoria, South Africa |publisher=Government of South Africa |volume=408 |issue=20203 |pages= |access-date=26 March 2021}} is a South African politician and diplomat. Formerly a high-level politician in the bantustan of KaNgwane,{{Cite web |date=1997-05-16 |title=Mabuza farm deal probed |url=https://mg.co.za/article/1997-05-16-mabuza-farm-deal-probed/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |date=1998-08-14 |title=Ambassador’s land deal probed |url=https://mg.co.za/article/1998-08-14-ambassadors-land-deal-probed/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}} he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004. He was elected in 1994{{Cite book |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/13429370/south-africa-campaign-and-election-report-april-26- |title=South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 |publisher=International Republican Institute |year=1994 |access-date=13 April 2023 |via=Yumpu}} and 1999. He later served as South African High Commissioner to Singapore.{{Cite web |date=2010-03-30 |title=BEE company signs multimillion-rand mining deal |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2010-03-30-bee-company-signs-multimillion-mining-deal/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |date=20 October 2011 |title=Western Cape intensifies exploration of travel markets |url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/595/65908.html |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Bizcommunity |language=en}}