Phumzile Van Damme | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2014 | |
| Shadow Minister of Communications | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gavin Davis |
| National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance | |
| In office 6 May 2014 – 14 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mmusi Maimane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1983 Manzini, Swaziland |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance |
| Alma mater | Rhodes University |
Phumzile Van Damme (born 20 July 1983) is a Democratic Alliance Member of the National Assembly of South Africa who was elected at the 2014 South African general election. She is the Shadow Communications Minister and is a former Spokesperson for the Democratic Alliance.[1][2] She was educated at Lyttelton Manor High School and graduated from Rhodes University in 2007.[3]
As spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance she claimed that Bell Pottinger tried to divide and conquer South Africans by abusing racial tensions in a bid to keep controversial South African President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC), in power despite ongoing reports of "State Capture" by the Gupta family.[4] Bell Pottinger were subsequently expelled from the Public Relations and Communications Association in September 2017.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "DA not done yet with Bell Pottinger". News24. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "PR firm Bell Pottinger failed in 'race hate' campaign". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "PHUMZILE VAN DAMME". Who's Who of Southern Africa. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Bell Pottinger probed for stoking racial tension in SA". Sunday Times (South Africa). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Bell Pottinger expelled from trade body for South African campaign". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mmusi Maimane |
National Spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance 2014–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |