Welsh Makanda

Welsh Ginyibulu Makanda (born 20 May 1934)[1] is a retired South African politician and diplomat.

He represented the United Democratic Movement (UDM) until he crossed the floor to the African National Congress (ANC) in 2003.

[1] Though he was not initially elected to a seat, he was sworn in on 2 August 2001, replacing Sipo Mzimela.

[2] On 1 April 2003, during that month's floor-crossing window, Makanda was among the UDM representatives who resigned from the party and joined the governing ANC.

After leaving Parliament, Makanda served as South African Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo.