Sanele Magaqa
MPL
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
23 September 2015
Preceded byNokonwaba Matikinca
Personal details
Born
Sanele Magaqa
NationalitySouth African
Political partyDemocratic Alliance
OccupationMember of the Provincial Legislature
ProfessionPolitician

Sanele Magaqa is a South African politician and a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature for the Democratic Alliance (DA). He previously served as a DA councillor in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and the Amathole District Municipality.

Political career

Magaqa had served as a Democratic Alliance councillor in the Amathole District Municipality. He was then elected as a DA councillor in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in 2011. In September 2015, he resigned from the Buffalo City Council and was sworn in as a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature for the DA. He was appointed as Shadow MEC for Human Settlements.[1] Magaqa was elected to a full term in the provincial legislature in 2019.[2]

Personal life

In April 2018, Magaqa was hijacked by seven armed men in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape.[3]

In June 2021, Magaqa appeared in the Keiskammahoek Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting a woman in Keiskammahoek back in December 2017.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "New DA MPL to be sworn in today". DA Bhisho - The Democratic Alliance at the Bhisho Legislature. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "DA MPLs ready to serve the people of the Eastern Cape". Democratic Alliance - Eastern Cape. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "DA MPL hijacked by seven armed men | eNCA". www.enca.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Eastern Cape DA official in court for allegedly assaulting woman". The Citizen. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Mitchley, Alex. "Eastern Cape DA member in court for allegedly assaulting woman at traditional ceremony". News24. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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