Veronica Mente

Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente is a South African politician who served as the National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from December 2019 until December 2024.

She is also a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa, having taken office in May 2014.

She began her career by working as a security member for the previous mayor of Cape Town.

Mente was then a volunteer for the Labour Community Advice Media and Education Centre (LAMEC) in Khayelitsha.

[2] She was succeeded by Nontando Nolutshungu at the party's third elective conference in December 2024.