Duwayne Jacobs
Duwayne Jacobs MPP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 49–50) |
| Political party | National Coloured Congress |
| Residence | Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain |
Duwayne Gilbert Jacobs (born 1974 or 1975) is a South African politician and community activist who has been a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 2024. He is the sole representative of the National Coloured Congress in the provincial legislature. Jacobs had previously served as a proportional representation (PR) councillor in the City of Cape Town from 2021 until his election as an MPP in May 2024.
Political career
[edit]Jacobs is from Beacon Valley in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats of Cape Town. He joined the Cape Coloured Congress (now the National Coloured Congress) in the run-up to the 2021 local government elections and stood as their ward councillor candidate for ward 116 in the City of Cape Town.[1] He did not win the ward but was elected to council from the CCC PR list.[2]
In the 2024 provincial election, the National Coloured Congress won one seat in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and Jacobs was selected to take up the seat.[3] He was sworn in during the first sitting of the legislature on 13 June 2024.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fort, Fouzia Van Der (2021-10-27). "Newbie political parties". Plainsman. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Fort, Fouzia Van Der (2021-11-10). "Overwhelming support for DA ward councillors". Plainsman. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Fort, Fouzia Van Der (2024-06-05). "Most of 'Plain vote DA". Plainsman. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Payne, Suné (2024-06-13). "Winde's new Western Cape government rings the changes". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
External links
[edit]- Dawayne Gilbert Jacobs at People's Assembly
- Profile at Western Cape Provincial Parliament