Yazini Tetyana
Yazini Tetyana MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2023 | |
| Member of theEastern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 18 February 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
| Education | Dalindyebo High School |
| Alma mater | University of KwaZulu-Natal. |
Yazini Tetyanais a South African politician who has served as amember of the National Assembly of South Africasince March 2023. He served in theEastern Cape Provincial Legislaturefrom 2019 until 2023. Tetyana was the provincial chairperson of the EFF from 2018 until 2022.
Background
[edit]Tetyana was born in the Candu location outsideIdutywa.He matriculated from Dalindyebo High School and studied for a degree in political science at theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal.[1]
Political career
[edit]In October 2018, Tetyana was elected chairperson of the EFF in theEastern Cape.He had previously been the convenor of the provincial structure after its disbanding.[2][3]In the2019 election,Tetyana was elected to represent the EFF in theEastern Cape Provincial Legislature.[4]
At the EFF's provincial conference in November 2022, Tetyana was defeated by formerNelson Mandela BaycouncillorZilindile Venain the election for provincial chairperson of the EFF.[5]
Tetyana resigned from the provincial legislature on 18 January 2023. He said that his resignation was not related to his unsuccessful bid for re-election at the party's provincial conference in November 2022.[6]Tetyana added that he would remain a member of the EFF.[7]
Parliamentary career
[edit]On 15 March 2023, Tetyana was sworn in as aMember of the National Assembly of South Africa.[8]Tetyana was elected to his first full term as an MP in the2024 general election.[9]
References
[edit]- ^@EFFSouthAfrica (14 May 2019)."Commissar Yazini Tetyana is the EFF Provincial Chairperson in the Eastern Cape. Born in Candu location eDutywa, he matriculated in Dalindyebo High School and pursued a degree in Political Science with the University of KwaZulu-Natal Natal #ChooseEFFLeadership #EFFWayawaya"(Tweet).Retrieved9 March2023– viaTwitter.
- ^"EFF elects new Eastern Cape provincial leadership".IOL.15 October 2018.Retrieved9 March2023.
- ^"EFF targets pupils voting for first time".DispatchLIVE.Retrieved2023-03-09.
- ^"Yazini Tetyana".People's Assembly.Retrieved2023-03-09.
- ^Njilo, Nonkululeko (2022-11-06)."EAST LONDON: Julius Malema laments EFF's failure to elect women leaders in Eastern Cape".Daily Maverick.Retrieved2023-03-09.
- ^"EFF's Eastern Cape legislature Boss quits two months after conference loss".TimesLIVE.Retrieved2023-03-09.
- ^"Former EFF Eastern Cape legislature leader to stay on as party member".DispatchLIVE.Retrieved2023-03-09.
- ^@ParliamentofRSA (15 March 2023)."Mr. Yazini Tetyana being sworn-in as a Member of the National Assembly by Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli"(Tweet).Retrieved16 March2023– viaTwitter.
- ^"The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb".politicsweb.co.za.Retrieved2024-06-12.