{"id":245550,"date":"2022-05-11T12:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T11:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=245550"},"modified":"2022-05-11T12:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T11:57:39","slug":"tony-yengeni-biography-meet-the-former-member-of-the-national-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/tony-yengeni-biography-meet-the-former-member-of-the-national-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Yengeni Biography: Meet the Former Member of the National Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tony Yengeni is a South African politician who served as the African National Congress (ANC) member of the parliament from 1994 to 2003.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was forced to resign from his position due to his involvement in an arms deal case to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. The politician, however, has remained a prominent member of the ANC and was appointed the chairperson of the party’s crime and corruption committee in 2018.<\/p>\n

Before his public image was tainted by controversies, Tony Yengeni was a highly respected politician in the country. He was heavily involved in the anti-apartheid struggles and voluntarily went into temporary exile due to his activism works. After the apartheid era, Yengeni occupied many political positions in Mzansi as a senior member of the ANC. He first became the party’s secretary-general in the Western Cape province and has been ANC’s National Executive Committee member since 2007.<\/p>\n

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Tony Yengeni’s Biography Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Full name:<\/strong> Tony Sithembiso Yengeni<\/li>\n
  • Nickname:<\/strong> Tornado<\/li>\n
  • Gender:<\/strong> Male<\/li>\n
  • Date of birth:<\/strong> October 11th, 1954<\/li>\n
  • Tony Yengeni’s Age:<\/strong> 69 years old<\/li>\n
  • Nationality:<\/strong> South African<\/li>\n
  • Zodiac Sign:<\/strong> Libra<\/li>\n
  • Sexual Orientation:<\/strong> Straight<\/li>\n
  • Religion:<\/strong> Christian<\/li>\n
  • Marital Status:<\/strong> Divorced<\/li>\n
  • Tony Yengeni’s Wife:<\/strong> Lumka Yengeni (Ex-wife)<\/li>\n
  • Tony Yengeni’s Children:<\/strong> Mandla Yengeni (son), Nandi Grace Yengeni (daughter),<\/li>\n
  • Tony Yengeni’s Parents:<\/strong> Mrs. Olive Yengeni (mother)<\/li>\n
  • Tony Yengeni’s Net worth:<\/strong> $3 million+<\/li>\n
  • Famous for:<\/strong> ANC’s National Executive Committee member, Former ANC Chief Whip, Former member of the Parliament<\/li>\n
  • Tony Yengeni’s Instagram:<\/strong> @tornadoyengeni<\/li>\n
  • Twitter:<\/strong> @tyengeni1954<\/li>\n
  • Facebook:<\/strong> Tony Yengeni<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Tony Yengeni Was Born and Raised in South Africa’s Oldest City<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    In Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, Tony Yengeni was born on October 11th, 1954. He grew up in the port city which is the oldest city in the country and the second-largest after Johannesburg. Comrade Yengeni had a close relationship with his mother, Olive Yengeni before her demise. She died<\/a> after suffering from a brief illness on June 6th, 2021, in her family house in Milnerton, Cape Town.<\/p>\n

    Prior to her death, she stayed in Yengeni’s house for years and escaped death in 2017 when a fire razed down her son’s house in Cape Town. The politician hasn’t disclosed the identity of his father yet and his siblings if he has any are not known. He spent<\/a> most of his childhood years in Cape Town, splitting his time between Gugulethu and Nyanga townships.<\/p>\n

    However, he later went into temporary exile for being a member of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress. In the early stages of his life, he groomed himself to become a supporter of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) under the leadership of Steve Biko<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    What are Tony Yengeni’s Educational Qualifications?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    Good Morning South Africa..! Mondays are ANC days..! Woza next Monday..! #ANCforlife<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0gdMGnmEO9<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Tornado..Veteran 102 (@tyengeni1954) May 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n