Macfarlane Phenethi
Macfarlane Phenethi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office until November 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | United Democratic Movement |
| Other political affiliations | National Party |
Malefane Macfarlane Pheneti is a South African politician and Christian minister. He represented the National Party (NP) in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament, until he resigned to join the United Democratic Movement (UDM).
Life and career
[edit]Ahead of the 1994 general election, South Africa's first post-apartheid elections, a personal endorsement from Pheneti featured in the NP's campaign posters: he was quoted as saying, "The NP apologized. As a Christian I accept that. The NP is now the party for me".[1] He was not initially elected to a seat in the election,[2] but he joined the caucus during the legislative term to fill a casual vacancy.[3] In early November 1988, he resigned to join the UDM.[4]
He was formerly married to Freda Phenethi, who was a nurse and later became an artist and designer.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Chidester, David (2012). Wild Religion: Tracking the Sacred in South Africa. Univ of California Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-520-27308-5.
- ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
- ^ "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Mnisi's Defection Latest Blow In War Between NP And DP". Business Day. 11 November 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2023 – via allAfrica.
- ^ "An extra-ordinary granny". Sowetan. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2023.