# List of members of the National Assembly of South Africa who died in office

The following is a list of members of the National Assembly of South Africa who died in office since the chamber's establishment following the introduction of universal suffrage in South Africa in 1994.

## 22nd Parliament (1994–1999)

| Member | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Feroza Adam | ANC | | 9 August 1994 | 32 | Road accident |
| Thomas Nkobi | ANC | | 25 September 1994 | 71 | Stroke |
| Joe Slovo | ANC | | 6 January 1995 | 68 | Bone marrow cancer |
| Gert Myburgh | National | Eastern Cape | 11 March 1996 | 56 | Heart attack |
| Collins Ramusi | ANC | | July 1996 | | Heart attack |
| Arrie van Rensburg | National | | 2 April 1998 | 68 | Road accident |
| Archie Gumede | ANC | | June 1998 | 84 | |

## 23rd Parliament (1999–2004)

| Member | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Mthunzi Vilakazi | ANC | Mpumalanga | 16 February 2000 | 44 | Kidney and liver failure |
| Themba Khoza | IFP | | 28 May 2000 | 41 | |
| Bheki Mkhize | ANC | | 30 July 2000 | 47 | Shot in a police raid |
| Cengi Mahlalela | ANC | Mpumalanga | 6 December 2000 | 43 | |
| Fihli Mbongo | ANC | Gauteng | 29 December 2000 | 32 | |
| Isaiah Ntshangase | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 February 2001 | 31 | |
| Steve Tshwete | ANC | | 26 April 2002 | 63 | |
| Peter Mokaba | ANC | | 9 June 2002 | 43 | Pneumonia |
| Magwaza Maphalala | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 5 February 2003 | 54 | |
| Ntombi Shope | ANC | | 13 August 2003 | 53 | |
| Dullah Omar | ANC | | 13 March 2004 | 69 | Cancer |

## 24th Parliament (2004–2009)

| Member | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Sarel Haasbroek | DA | Western Cape | 16 October 2005 | | |
| Stella Sigcau | ANC | National | 7 May 2006 | 69 | Heart disease |
| Vincent Mabuyakhulu | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 12 July 2006 | 47 | |
| Malizole Diko | United Independent Front | National | 28 July 2006 | | |
| James Kati | ANC | Eastern Cape | 29 September 2006 | 82 | |
| Nhlanhla Zulu | IFP | KwaZulu-Natal | 15 June 2007 | 67 | |
| Zipporah Nawa | ANC | National | 5 November 2007 | 62 | |
| John Gomomo | ANC | Eastern Cape | 22 January 2008 | 61 | |
| Ncumisa Kondlo | ANC | Eastern Cape | 24 March 2008 | 49 | |

## 25th Parliament (2009–2014)

| Member | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Nomvula Shoba | ANC | Eastern Cape | 11 May 2009 | 52 | Heart failure |
| Frans Masango | ANC | Gauteng | 18 September 2009 | 51 | Diabetes |
| Cobus Schmidt | DA | Free State | 23 November 2009 | | Road accident |
| Manto Tshabalala-Msimang | ANC | National | 26 December 2009 | 69 | Complications from a liver transplant |
| Molefi Sefularo | ANC | North West | 5 April 2010 | 52 | Road accident |
| Alina Rantsolase | ANC | National | 3 November 2010 | 56 | |
| Bertha Gxowa | ANC | Gauteng | 19 November 2010 | 75 | |
| Jack Tolo | COPE | National | 22 August 2011 | 62 | Shot in a robbery |
| Mavis Magazi | ANC | Gauteng | 11 November 2011 | 48 | Cancer |
| Mavis Matladi | UCDP | National | 2 December 2011 | 53 | |
| Sicelo Shiceka | ANC | National | 30 April 2012 | 45 | |
| Florence Nyanda | ANC | Mpumalanga | 5 May 2012 | | |
| Roy Padayachie | ANC | National | 5 May 2012 | 62 | |
| Mandla Mbili | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 10 July 2012 | 48 | Road accident |
| Ntopile Kganyago | UDM | National | 17 July 2013 | | |
| Crosby Moni | ANC | National | 22 December 2013 | | Malaria |

## 26th Parliament (2014–2019)

| Member | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Nosipho Ntwanambi | ANC | | 8 July 2014 | 54 | |
| Mario Oriani-Ambrosini | IFP | | 16 August 2014 | | Lung cancer |
| Yolanda Botha | ANC | | 28 December 2014 | | Melanoma |
| Hlakudi Frans Nkoana | ANC | | 19 January 2015 | | |
| Collins Chabane | ANC | | 15 March 2015 | 54 | Road accident |
| Kenneth Mubu | DA | | 31 August 2015 | | |
| Raesibe Nyalungu | ANC | | 21 July 2016 | | |
| Bonisile Nesi | ANC | Eastern Cape | 2 October 2016 | 51 | |
| Trevor Bonhomme | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 29 July 2017 | 75 | Cancer |
| Timothy Khoza | ANC | | 2 August 2017 | | Road accident |
| Tarnia Baker | DA | | 6 October 2017 | 50 | Struck by a truck |
| Beatrice Ngcobo | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 18 February 2018 | 74 | Complications from surgery |
| Fezeka Loliwe | ANC | Eastern Cape | 5 March 2018 | 53 | Road accident |
| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela | ANC | | 2 April 2018 | 81 | Diabetes |
| Sibusiso Radebe | ANC | | 19 June 2018 | 40 | Shot in a suspected robbery |
| Zelda Jongbloed | DA | | 21 July 2018 | 67 | Cancer |
| Nokhaya Mnisi | ANC | | 18 September 2018 | | |
| Edna Molewa | ANC | | 22 September 2018 | 61 | |
| Bavelile Hlongwa | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 13 September 2019 | 38 | Struck by a truck |

## 27th Parliament (2019–2024)

| Member | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Dora Dlamini | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 10 June 2020 | 57 | COVID-19 |
| Thandi Mpambo-Sibhukwana | DA | Western Cape | 19 June 2020 | | COVID-19 |
| Zamuxolo Peter | ANC | Eastern Cape | 31 July 2020 | 55 | COVID-19 |
| Hisamodien Mohamed | ANC | Western Cape | 24 August 2020 | 55 | Heart attack |
| Belinda Bozzoli | DA | Gauteng | 19 June 2020 | 74 | Cancer |
| Pumza Dyantyi | ANC | Eastern Cape | 7 December 2020 | 72 | COVID-19 |
| Loyiso Mpumlwana | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 23 December 2020 | 57 | COVID-19 |
| Nomvuzo Shabalala | IFP | KwaZulu-Natal | 26 December 2020 | 60 | COVID-19 |
| Nombulelo Hermans | ANC | National | 18 January 2021 | 51 | COVID-19 |
| Jackson Mthembu | ANC | National | 21 January 2021 | 62 | COVID-19 |
| Tozama Mantashe | ANC | Eastern Cape | 31 January 2021 | 60 | COVID-19 |
| Jacqueline Mofokeng | ANC | Gauteng | 22 April 2021 | 61 | COVID-19 |
| Tshoganetso Tongwane | ANC | National | 19 May 2021 | | COVID-19 |
| Cameron Mackenzie | DA | Gauteng | 7 July 2021 | 60 | COVID-19 |
| Joyce Maluleke | ANC | Limpopo | 16 July 2021 | 60 | COVID-19 |
| Lulama Ntshayisa | AIC | National | 23 July 2021 | 62 | COVID-19 |
| Mthokozisi Nxumalo | IFP | KwaZulu-Natal | 2 August 2021 | 32 | Road accident |
| Kebby Maphatsoe | ANC | National | 31 August 2021 | 58 | Heart attack |
| Hlengiwe Mkhize | ANC | National | 16 September 2021 | 69 | Lung cancer |
| Duma Nkosi | ANC | Gauteng | 16 December 2021 | 64 | |
| Maggie Tlou | ANC | Gauteng | 3 February 2022 | 64 | |
| Mxolisa Sokatsha | ANC | National | 25 March 2022 | 57 | Road accident |
| Tina Joemat-Pettersson | ANC | National | 5 June 2023 | 59 | |
| Mangosuthu Buthelezi | IFP | National | 9 September 2023 | 95 | |
| Mzwakhe Sibisi | NFP | KwaZulu-Natal | 18 October 2023 | 53 | |
| Alice Mthembu | ANC | KwaZulu-Natal | 18 October 2023 | 64 | Road accident |
| Violet Siwela | ANC | National | 18 January 2024 | 67 | |

## 28th Parliament (2024–present)

| Member | Party | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi | | IFP | National | 21 October 2024 | 55 | |