She represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 1995 and in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 1995 until her death in 2005.
[2] In 1973, she moved to Vryheid to teach high school; she was later elected life president of the Natal Teachers Union.
[6] She led the IFP's campaign in the Northern Province in the 1999 election and the Mail & Guardian described her as a "moderate heavyweight" in the party.
[11] Gasa said that she planned to return to work but sack her entire staff, who she believed remained loyal to KaNkosi-Shandu: the BBC quoted her as saying, "They are all going.
[14] The opposition African National Congress agreed, with Mtholephi Mthimkhulu saying, "We do not believe she resigned voluntarily.