Alco Ngobese
Alco Ngobese | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Petros Sithole |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | South African |
| Party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| Profession | Politician |
Alco Kufakwezwe Ngobese is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since September 2025, representing the Inkatha Freedom Party, of which he serves as the provincial secretary in Gauteng.
Political career
In 2000, Ngobese was elected to the city council of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality as a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party. He was re-elected successively in subsequent local government elections. In July 2019, he was elected to chair the council's human settlements committee.[1]
Following the 2021 local government elections, Ngobese was appointed to head the transport planning portfolio in mayor Tania Campbell's mayoral committee.[2] Campbell was voted out as mayor in a motion of no confidence in October 2022, only to be re-elected back to the position in November 2022; she reappointed Ngobese to her mayoral committee after her return as mayor.[3] Campbell was removed as mayor again following a council vote in March 2023. The newly elected mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana did not appoint Ngobese to his mayoral committee.[4]
Assassination attempt
On 31 May 2025, Ngobese survived an assassination attempt at the launch of a party branch at the Buyafuthi Hostel in Katlehong. IFP Member of Parliament Petros Sithole was killed in the attack. Ngobese said that he was shot in the head and pretended to be dead to avoid being shot by the attackers again.[5]
On 17 September 2025, Nogbese was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa, filling the casual vacancy that arose with Sithole's death.[6][7]
References
- ^ "IFP Cllr takes up human settlements chair position in Ekurhuleni". www.polity.org.za. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Meet the new Ekurhuleni Mayoral Committee". Boksburg Advertiser. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Mahlati, Zintle. "DA bags majority seats in re-elected Ekurhuleni mayor's new executive". News24. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "EFF and ANC to control finance, key portfolios in Ekurhuleni despite AIC mayor". www.polity.org.za. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "'I played dead after I was shot in the head'". Sowetan. 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Mnguni, Happy. "IFP hostel shooting survivor gets top job!". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "The IFP Welcomes Its Newly Sworn in Member of the National Assembly". Inkatha Freedom Party. 2025-09-17. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
External links
- Mr Alco Kufakwezwe Ngobese at People's Assembly