Global InformationMakho Njobe information
Makho Njobe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Eastern Cape |
| In office 9 May 1994 – January 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1930 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | Congress of the People (since January 2009) |
| Other political affiliations | African National Congress (until January 2009) |
| Alma mater | University College of Fort Hare |
Makhosazana Abigail Alicia "Makho" Njobe (born 13 May 1930) is a South African politician who served in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2014, excepting a brief hiatus in 2009. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) until January 2009, when she defected to the breakaway Congress of the People (COPE). She represented COPE for her final term from 2009 to 2014. From 2009 onwards, she served the Eastern Cape constituency.
A science teacher by profession, Njobe was a veteran of the ANC, which she joined while living in exile during apartheid. During her exile, she taught at schools in Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia, among them the ANC's Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College. She was active in the women's section of the exiled ANC and later in the ANC Women's League.