Current memberCandidate, 2024Minister of Small Business Development

Stella Tembisa Ndabeni-Abrahams

On the IEC’s 2024 lists as STELLA TEMBISA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS

Listed by Parliament of the Republic of South Africa as a current member of the National Assembly, from the regional list (Eastern Cape), as at 8 October 2026.

Current position: Member of the National Assembly
Party (as listed): AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSListed as “ANC”
List: regional list (Eastern Cape)
Listed as at: 8 October 2026

Government offices

Appointments to government, separate from party roles. Each as its official source lists it, with the date of that listing

Listed as current, 30 June 2024Government office

Minister of Small Business Development

In office from: Not stated by a source
Until: Still listed

30 June 2024 · listed in office · Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the appointment of members of the National Executive, 30 June 2024

Political timeline

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2026
1. As at 8 October 2026ParliamentListed as a current member of the National AssemblyParty as listed: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS · regional list (Eastern Cape)Source: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
2024
1. 29 May 2024CandidacyCandidate · 2024 National and Provincial ElectionsAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS · Regional list (Eastern Cape), position 2Source: IEC 2024 NPE — Final Regional Candidates (PDF)

Party history

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Party named by each official recordCandidate lists and rosters, latest first
Date	Party	Record
8 October 2026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as at 8 October 2026
29 May 2024	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2024 National and Provincial Elections candidate list

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Election history

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Candidacies as listedParty, list and position as the IEC published them; the result is the party's, on that ballot
Election	Party	List or ballot	Position	Party’s result	Source
2024 National and Provincial Elections	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	Regional list · Eastern Cape	2	62,4%1 118 028 votes · regional ballot, Eastern Cape	IEC

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Offices and positions

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Memberships as listedCurrent or former as the roster states it on the date it was read
Body	Status	Party (as listed)	List or role	Source
National Assembly	Currentas at 8 October 2026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSListed as “ANC”	regional list (Eastern Cape)	Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Funding and declared interests

Declarations on the record

Parliament’s Register of Members’ Interests is not yet on the record, so Stella Tembisa Ndabeni-Abrahams’s declared interests are not shown here.

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Public Record & Controversies

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Court record

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Reviews and responses

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How these records were matched

Parliament of the Republic of South Africa: “Stella Tembisa Ndabeni-Abrahams” · Identical name on a 2024 candidate listThe roster's name is identical to a candidate's on the 2024 regional list (Eastern Cape) of the member's party, and to no one else's there.

The photograph is the one Parliament of the Republic of South Africa publishes with the roster record matched here — not found by name or by image.

Sources

IEC 2024 NPE — Final Regional Candidates (PDF) · Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · retrieved 8 October 2026 · approved 19 October 2026
Parliament of South Africa — All Members, National Assembly · Parliament of the Republic of South Africa · retrieved 8 October 2026 · approved 19 October 2026
Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the appointment of members of the National Executive, 30 June 2024 · The Presidency, Republic of South Africa (published on gov.za) · retrieved 16 October 2026 · approved 19 October 2026
Official photograph · Photograph: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa · retrieved 8 October 2026Used under: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, website disclaimer: users may view, copy, download to a local drive, print and distribute the content of the website, or any part thereof, for informational or reference purposes only and for non-commercial purposes. Used unaltered, with attribution.

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