List of members of the National Assembly of South Africa who died in office

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The following is a list of members of the National Assembly of South Africa who died in office since the chamber's establishment following the introduction of universal suffrage in South Africa in 1994.

22nd Parliament (1994–1999)[edit]

Member Party Constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause
Feroza Adam ANC 9 August 1994 32 Road accident[1]
Thomas Nkobi ANC 25 September 1994 71 Stroke[2]
Joe Slovo ANC 6 January 1995 68 Bone marrow cancer[3]
Gert Myburgh National Eastern Cape 11 March 1996 56 Heart attack[4]
Collins Ramusi ANC July 1996 Heart attack[5]
Arrie van Rensburg National 2 April 1998 68 Road accident[6]
Archie Gumede ANC June 1998 84[7]

23rd Parliament (1999–2004)[edit]

Member Party Constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause
Mthunzi Vilakazi ANC Mpumalanga 16 February 2000 44 Kidney and liver failure[8]
Themba Khoza IFP 28 May 2000[9] 41
Bheki Mkhize ANC 30 July 2000 47 Shot in a police raid[10]
Cengi Mahlalela[11] ANC Mpumalanga 6 December 2000[12] 43
Fihli Mbongo ANC Gauteng 29 December 2000[13] 32
Isaiah Ntshangase ANC KwaZulu-Natal 1 February 2001[14] 31
Steve Tshwete ANC 26 April 2002[15] 63
Peter Mokaba ANC 9 June 2002[16] 43 Pneumonia
Magwaza Maphalala ANC KwaZulu-Natal 5 February 2003[17] 54
Ntombi Shope ANC 13 August 2003[18] 53
Dullah Omar ANC 13 March 2004[19] 69 Cancer[20]

24th Parliament (2004–2009)[edit]

Member Party Constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause
Sarel Haasbroek DA Western Cape 16 October 2005[21]
Stella Sigcau ANC National 7 May 2006 69 Heart disease[22]
Vincent Mabuyakhulu ANC KwaZulu-Natal 12 July 2006[23] 47
Malizole Diko United Independent Front National 28 July 2006[24]
James Kati ANC Eastern Cape 29 September 2006[25] 82
Nhlanhla Zulu IFP KwaZulu-Natal 15 June 2007[26] 67
Zipporah Nawa ANC National 5 November 2007[27] 62
John Gomomo ANC Eastern Cape 22 January 2008[28] 61
Ncumisa Kondlo ANC Eastern Cape 24 March 2008[29] 49

25th Parliament (2009–2014)[edit]

Member Party Constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause
Nomvula Shoba ANC Eastern Cape 11 May 2009 52 Heart failure[30]
Frans Masango ANC Gauteng 18 September 2009 51 Diabetes[31]
Cobus Schmidt DA Free State 23 November 2009 Road accident[32]
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang ANC National 26 December 2009 69 Complications from a liver transplant[33]
Molefi Sefularo ANC North West 5 April 2010 52 Road accident[34]
Alina Rantsolase ANC National 3 November 2010[35] 56
Bertha Gxowa ANC Gauteng 19 November 2010[36] 75
Jack Tolo COPE National 22 August 2011 62 Shot in a robbery[37]
Mavis Magazi ANC Gauteng 11 November 2011 48 Cancer[38]
Mavis Matladi United Christian Democratic Party National 2 December 2011 53[39]
Sicelo Shiceka ANC National 30 April 2012[40] 45
Florence Nyanda ANC Mpumalanga 5 May 2012[41]
Roy Padayachie ANC National 5 May 2012[42] 62
Mandla Mbili ANC KwaZulu-Natal 10 July 2012 48 Road accident[43]
Ntopile Kganyago UDM National 17 July 2013[44]
Crosby Moni ANC National 22 December 2013 Malaria[45]

26th Parliament (2014–2019)[edit]

Member Party Constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause
Nosipho Ntwanambi ANC 8 July 2014[46] 54
Mario Oriani-Ambrosini IFP 16 August 2014 Lung cancer[47]
Yolanda Botha ANC 28 December 2014 Melanoma[48]
Hlakudi Frans Nkoana ANC 19 January 2015[49]
Collins Chabane ANC 15 March 2015 54 Road accident[50]
Kenneth Mubu DA 31 August 2015[51]
Raesibe Nyalungu ANC 21 July 2016[52]
Bonisile Nesi ANC Eastern Cape 2 October 2016[53] 51
Trevor Bonhomme ANC KwaZulu-Natal 29 July 2017 75 Cancer[54]
Timothy Khoza ANC 2 August 2017 Road accident[55]
Tarnia Baker DA 6 October 2017 50 Struck by a truck[56]
Beatrice Ngcobo ANC KwaZulu-Natal 18 February 2018[57] 74 Complications from surgery
Fezeka Loliwe ANC Eastern Cape 5 March 2018 53 Road accident[58]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela ANC 2 April 2018 81 Diabetes[59]
Sibusiso Radebe ANC 19 June 2018 40 Shot in a suspected robbery[60]
Zelda Jongbloed DA 21 July 2018 67 Cancer[61]
Nokhaya Mnisi ANC 18 September 2018[62]
Edna Molewa ANC 22 September 2018[63] 61
Bavelile Hlongwa ANC KwaZulu-Natal 13 September 2019 38 Struck by a truck[64]

27th Parliament (2019–2024)[edit]

Member Party Constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause
Dora Dlamini ANC KwaZulu-Natal 10 June 2020 57 COVID-19[65]
Thandi Mpambo-Sibhukwana DA Western Cape 19 June 2020[66] COVID-19
Zamuxolo Peter ANC Eastern Cape 31 July 2020 55 COVID-19[67]
Hisamodien Mohamed ANC Western Cape 24 August 2020 55 Heart attack[68]
Belinda Bozzoli DA Gauteng 19 June 2020 74 Cancer[69]
Pumza Dyantyi ANC Eastern Cape 7 December 2020[70] 72 COVID-19
Loyiso Mpumlwana ANC KwaZulu-Natal 23 December 2020 57 COVID-19[71]
Nomvuzo Shabalala IFP KwaZulu-Natal 26 December 2020 60 COVID-19[72]
Nombulelo Hermans ANC National 18 January 2021 51 COVID-19[73]
Jackson Mthembu ANC National 21 January 2021 62 COVID-19[74]
Tozama Mantashe ANC Eastern Cape 31 January 2021 60 COVID-19[75]
Jacqueline Mofokeng ANC Gauteng 22 April 2021[76] 61 COVID-19
Tshoganetso Tongwane ANC National 19 May 2021[77] COVID-19
Cameron Mackenzie DA Gauteng 7 July 2021 60 COVID-19[78]
Joyce Maluleke ANC Limpopo 16 July 2021 60 COVID-19[79]
Lulama Ntshayisa AIC National 23 July 2021[80] 62 COVID-19
Mthokozisi Nxumalo IFP KwaZulu-Natal 2 August 2021 32 Road accident[81]
Kebby Maphatsoe ANC National 31 August 2021[82] 58 Heart attack
Hlengiwe Mkhize ANC National 16 September 2021 69[83] Lung cancer
Duma Nkosi ANC Gauteng 16 December 2021 64[84]
Maggie Tlou ANC Gauteng 3 February 2022[85] 64
Mxolisa Sokatsha ANC National 25 March 2022 57 Road accident[86]
Tina Joemat-Pettersson ANC National 5 June 2023 59[87]
Mangosuthu Buthelezi IFP National 9 September 2023 95[88]
Mzwakhe Sibisi NFP KwaZulu-Natal 18 October 2023[89] 53
Alice Mthembu ANC KwaZulu-Natal 18 October 2023 64 Road accident[90]
Violet Siwela ANC National 18 January 2024[91] 67

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