Pumelele Ndamase

Pumelele Ndamase is a South African politician serving as a Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. A member of the African National Congress, he previously served as the secretary of the provincial legislature from 2009 to 2014 and as a councillor in the OR Tambo District Municipality. Throughout his career, Ndamase has been involved in provincial party leadership and has notably spoken out against former President Jacob Zuma regarding his associations with the Gupta family. Despite facing controversy regarding an internal investigation into a sex-for-jobs scandal during his time as legislature secretary, he has maintained his political career and was re-elected to the provincial legislature in 2019.