Maggie Maunye
Maggie Margaret Maunye (born 28 November 1947) is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1996 to 2014, serving the Gauteng constituency. She chaired the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs from 2011 to 2014. Early life and activism Maunye was born on 28 November 1947. During apartheid, she was a member of the Federation of Transvaal Women and the Soweto Civic Association, and she was secretary of the Save the Patriots campaign committee, which advocated for the release of political prisoners. Legislative career: 1996–2014 She joined the National Assembly in 1996 and was elected to a full term in 1999. She ultimately served until after the 2014 general election, gaining re-election in 2004 and 2009. She represented the Gauteng constituency. She sat on several committees, among them the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, and in 2013 the ANC nominated her to sit on an ad hoc committee which considered the Public Protector's report about procurement irregularities at the Electoral Commission under Pansy Tlakula. Home Affairs: 2011–2014 In January 2011, Maunye was elected to succeed Ben Martins as chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs. Later that year, at a committee