The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities met on Friday and agreed to shortlist 18 candidates to be interviewed to serve on the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide.
The shortlisted candidates reflect a diverse background, representing South Africa’s demographics.
The committee received 403 applications submitted through various channels – online (322), email (80) and in person (1). Furthermore, the Committee noted that eight applications were submitted late, and 48 were identified as duplications.
The names of the shortlisted candidates along with CVs (in compliance with POPI Act) will be published on Parliament’s website. This will give civil society and the public at large an opportunity to comment on and engage with the shortlist, ensuring transparency and inclusivity throughout the selection process.
The closing date for comments from members of the public and civil society is 23 January 2026.
These names of the shortlisted candidates are as follows:
1. Baynes-Daintree, Robyn-Lee
2. Dangor, Zubeda
3. Digashoa, Mpho Frans
4. Hlongwa, Hlongwa
5. Hoosen, Shaakira Radia
6. Limema, TWM Limema
7. Marais, Marnè
8. Matabane, Matshidiso Emily
9. Mbobo, Nolizwi
10. Molehe, Perceverance Percival
11. Moremane, Tirisano
12. Moutloatse, Keitemetse Fatimata
13. Ndlovu, Anele
14. Nxumalo, Vuyisiwe
15. Peters, Caroline
16. Ramalepe, Lebogang-Mathibe
17. Siswana, Anele
18. Suliman, Ravikantha
Africa Fact: In 1246 AD Dunama II of Kanem-Borno exchanged embassies with Al-Mustansir, the king of Tunis. He sent the North African court a costly present, which apparently included a giraffe. An old chronicle noted that the rare animal “created a sensation in Tunis”.
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Fun South African Fact: South Africa in size is three times the size of Texas and five times the size of Japan.
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Van der Merwe goes to Paris to watch the Boks take on the Brits at the world cup.
Whilst in Paris, he walks around, gaping and staring at everything – so much so that he walks smack bang into a fire hydrant which hits him so hard on the family jewels that he has to be rushed to hospital where the doctors tell him they have to remove his testicles.
Van goes berserk, he bites and snarls at every one and he won\’t let anybody within 10 metres of him. Eventually they find a South African doctor in the hospital and get him to talk to Van.
He walks up to Van and tells him \”Hey Van, die ouens moet jou knaters uithaal.\”
Van replies \”O, okay, ek dog die bliksems wil my test tickets vat.\”