He was the independent member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Norton Constituency from 2016 until his defeat in the 2023 general election.
[5] He was appointed ZANU-PF provincial chairman for Mashonaland West Province from 2013 to 2014 and member of the Central Committee.
[6] In 2015 Mliswa was ousted from ZANU PF party,[7] he then went on to establish an apolitical organisation called Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy in October 2015.
[8][9] As an independent candidate Temba Mliswa contested and won the by-election for Member of Parliament for Norton Constituency in 2016.
He was then invited to England by Roger Uttley where he briefly coached Harrow, Eton and London Wasps Under-18s, Middlesex Division III club Feltham and English South West Division II team Marlow.