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Dan Makhanya

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Dan Makhanya
Member of the National Assembly
In office
From May 1994
Personal details
Born
Dan Wellington Makhanya
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyNational Party

Dan Wellington Makhanya was a South African businessman and politician who represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly from 1994 until his death.

Life and career

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Makhanya was black and a businessman by profession.[1] He joined the NP in 1991 during the democratic transition[2] and subsequently was appointed to the party's Amanzimtoti constituency council.[1] In 1993, he was appointed to the executive committee of the party's Natal branch.[1]

In the 1994 general election, he was elected to an NP seat in the National Assembly,[3] but he died while in office.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Summary of World Broadcasts. Part 4, The Middle East, Africa, and Latin America: SWB. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 1993. pp. 4–5.
  2. ^ South African Pressclips. Barry Streek. 1991. p. 20.
  3. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  4. ^ "Parliament to hold memorial ceremony for deceased members, 25 Mar". South African Government. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2023.