MEDIA RELEASE: PARLIAMENT SADDENED BY THE PASSING ON OF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, HONOURABLE THEMBINKOSI APLENI

Parliament is saddened by the unexpected and sudden passing on of Member of Parliament, Mr Thembinkosi Apleni.

Mr Apleni represented the Eastern Cape as an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) since 2019. Before joining Parliament, he served as a councillor in the Buffalo City Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

Led by the Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Ngqakula, and the Chairperson of the NCOP, Mr Amos Masondo, the Presiding Officers of Parliament expressed shock and profound sadness at the news of Mr Apleni’s death.

He will be remembered for his passion for the youth, and his quest to contribute to the curbing of youth unemployment and to improve the conditions of the indigent in South Africa.

We send our deepest and heartfelt condolences to his family, the province of the Eastern Cape and the EFF for the loss and unimaginable pain.

Source: Parliament of South Africa