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Thandi Shongwe

Politician

Thandi Shongwe is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Blessing Thandi Shongwe · Thandi Shongwe				[sources]
Alias	Thandi B Shongwe				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Blessing Thandi · Thandi				[sources]
Last name	Shongwe				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q116161008				[sources]
Position	ANC Constituency Office (220): Driekoppies (Constituency Contact, 2014-2019) · African National Congress (ANC) (Member) · African National Congress Provincial Mpumalanga Election List 2014 (7th Candidate, 2014-2014) · African National Congress Provincial Mpumalanga Election List 2019 (11th Candidate, 2019-2019) · Health and Social Development (Member of the Executive Committee: Social Development, -2019) · 4 more...				[sources]
Source link	pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2024-09-04

Descriptions

South African politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature	2019-05-22	2024-05-28

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,824

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South Africa · PMG · non-official source

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,469

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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