Yazini Tetyana
Yazini Tetyana MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2023 | |
| Member of the Eastern 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 Tetyana is a South African politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since March 2023. He served in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2019 until 2023. Tetyana was the provincial chairperson of the EFF from 2018 until 2022.
Background
[edit]Tetyana was born in the Candu location outside Idutywa. He matriculated from Dalindyebo High School and studied for a degree in political science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[1]
Political career
[edit]In October 2018, Tetyana was elected chairperson of the EFF in the Eastern Cape. He had previously been the convenor of the provincial structure after its disbanding.[2][3] In the 2019 election, Tetyana was elected to represent the EFF in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature.[4]
At the EFF's provincial conference in November 2022, Tetyana was defeated by former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Zilindile Vena in 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 a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa.[8] Tetyana was elected to his first full term as an MP in the 2024 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). Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "EFF elects new Eastern Cape provincial leadership". IOL. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "EFF targets pupils voting for first time". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Yazini Tetyana". People's Assembly. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Njilo, Nonkululeko (2022-11-06). "EAST LONDON: Julius Malema laments EFF's failure to elect women leaders in Eastern Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "EFF's Eastern Cape legislature boss quits two months after conference loss". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Former EFF Eastern Cape legislature leader to stay on as party member". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ @ParliamentofRSA (15 March 2023). "Mr. Yazini Tetyana being sworn-in as a Member of the National Assembly by Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "The 400 MPs elected to the National Assembly - IEC - DOCUMENTS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 2024-06-12.