Sinawo Thambo
{{Short description|South African politician (born 1996)}}
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| name = Sinawo Thambo
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image = Sinawo Thambo, October 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Thambo in 2024
| alt = A man seated behind a microphone, wearing a black baseball cap and white t-shirt
| office = Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
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| term_start = 28 August 2024
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| term_start1 = 22 October 2020
| term_end1 = 28 May 2024
| birthname = Sinawo Thambo
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| nationality = South African
| party = Economic Freedom Fighters
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| education = University of Cape Town
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| occupation = Legislator
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Sinawo Thambo (born 2 June 1996) is a South African politician from the Western Cape who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2024, Thambo was the provincial chairperson of the EFF Student Command. In March 2022, he was redeployed to the position on National Spokesperson of the EFF.
Background
Thambo's family were African National Congress supporters. His father was an ANC politician. In 2021, Thambo graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Language and Literature & Politics and Governance.{{Cite news|title=EFF prides itself in making education fashionable as Sinawo Thambo graduates|work=Sunday World|url=https://sundayworld.co.za/news/eff-prides-itself-in-making-education-fashionable-as-sinawo-tambo-graduates/}}
Thambo had served as the provincial chairperson of the student command of the Economic Freedom Fighters.{{cite news|last1=LaPoole|first1=Desi|date=6 May 2019|title=Beyond the ANC: how youth is finding its political path, or walking away|agency=The Sunday Times|url=https://select.timeslive.co.za/news/2019-05-06-beyond-the-anc-how-the-young-are-finding-their-political-path-or-walking-away/|access-date=22 October 2020}} He is currently the national spokesperson of the party, having previously served as head of the presidency.
On 22 October 2020, he was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly.{{cite news |last1=Makhubo |first1=Sk |title=EFF welcomes two new MPs, Sinawo Tambo and Piaba Madokwe |url=https://www.politicalanalysis.co.za/eff-welcomes-two-new-mps-sinawo-tambo-and-piaba-madokwe/ |access-date=23 October 2020 |agency=www.politicalanalysis.co.za |date=23 October 2020}} Thambo was elected to a full term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election, however, he was not available to take up his seat, so the party selected Sam Matiase to fill it.{{Cite web |title=The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS {{!}} Politicsweb |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-400-mps-elected-to-the-national-assembly--iec |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.politicsweb.co.za |language=en}} After Mzwanele Manyi resigned to join uMkhonto weSizwe in August 2024, the party chose Thambo to take up his seat.{{Cite tweet |user=Newzroom405
|number=1828780671235670284 |title=[WATCH] The EFF's Sinawo Thambo is sworn in as a Member of Parliament.}}
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|sinawo-tambo|Sinawo Thambo}}
{{Current MPs of South Africa}}
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Category:Politicians from Cape Town
Category:Economic Freedom Fighters politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2024–2029
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