Dan Makhanya Explained

Party:National Party
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Citizenship:South Africa
Birth Name:Dan Wellington Makhanya
Term1:From May 1994

Dan Wellington Makhanya was a South African businessman and politician who represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly from 1994 until his death.

Life and career

Makhanya was black and a businessman by profession.[1] He joined the NP in 1991 during the democratic transition[2] and subsequently was appointed to the party's Amanzimtoti constituency council. In 1993, he was appointed to the executive committee of the party's Natal branch.

In the 1994 general election, he was elected to an NP seat in the National Assembly,[3] but he died while in office.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Summary of World Broadcasts. Part 4, The Middle East, Africa, and Latin America: SWB. . 1993 . Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation . 4–5 . en.
  2. Book: South African Pressclips . 1991 . Barry Streek . 20 . en.
  3. Book: South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994 . . 1994 . 13 April 2023 . Yumpu.
  4. Web site: 18 March 2009 . Parliament to hold memorial ceremony for deceased members, 25 Mar . 2023-06-08 . South African Government.

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