Humphrey Mmemezi (born 26 February 1955) is a South African politician and civil servant who msotly recently served as a Member of the National Assembly from March 2023 until May 2024.
Humphrey Mdumzeli Zondelele Mmemezi[1] was born on 26 February 1955 in the village of Buthulo near Lusikisiki in what is now South Africa's Eastern Cape province.
[2] After the end of apartheid in 1994, he became an active member of local structures of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in the West Rand region of the new Gauteng province.
[10] He held his party office until October 2014, when he was succeeded by Gwen Ramokgopa,[11] and he deputised longstanding Provincial Secretary David Makhura.
[17] The opposition Democratic Alliance alleged that Mmemezi had subsequently lied to the government about the extent of the damage to the official car.
[18] The integrity committee investigation ultimately gave some credence to this allegation, reporting that Mmemezi had "at the very least, been very economic with the truth surrounding his involvement in an accident and the subsequent action which took place...
In addition, the newspaper alleged that he had spent R10,000 on an art work and then had disguised the transaction as the purchase of McDonald's hamburgers worth R10,000.
[19] On 2 July, while the integrity commission investigation was nearing completion, sources told the Star that Premier Mokonyane intended to fire Mmemezi when she returned from a government trip to China; her decision was reportedly supported by ANC Provincial Chairperson Paul Mashatile and ANC Provincial Secretary David Makhura.
[1] On 7 March 2023, Mmemezi was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly, filling the casual vacancy that arose following the resignation of former Deputy President David Mabuza from parliament.