Babalwa Mathulelwa

Babalwa Mathulelwa is a South African politician serving as a Member of the National Assembly since June 2020. Before entering national politics, she worked as a domestic worker, a cashier, and a monitoring practitioner for the Eastern Cape Department of Transport. An active member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), she served as a branch chairperson and as an additional member of the party's Alfred Nzo Regional Command Team. In December 2019, she was elected to the party's Central Command Team, its highest decision-making body. Since joining Parliament, she has served on the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development.