Karabo Khakhau

Karabo Khakhau (Democratic Alliance National Spokesperson) is a South African politician and a Member of the South African National Assembly for the Democratic Alliance since November 2022. Prior to this, she served as a DA Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature from May 2019 until November 2022. Aged 21 years at the time of her election to the Provincial Legislature, she became the youngest ever Member of Provincial Legislature in South Africa. Khakhau is a former President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Town (UCT) for the council term 2017/18. In this election she received the highest number of votes amongst all Quotes Unofficially, my mother and my kindergarten teacher say my journey in politics started when I was a kid in kindergarten. One report card once came back saying, ‘Karabo does not do anything unless she has a clear understanding of why it is happening.’ Very defiant, always speaking on behalf of other kids who she feels are not being treated correctly. Always trying to be a friend.” You cannot put a domestic worker's child on the same funding criteria as a rich man’s grandchild. On that basis, I could not agree with free education for all. The second problem was the shutting down of the institutions themselves, which was very problematic. You can’t fight for access to education while your method restricts that access.” I looked back the other day and thought, ‘That is crazy.’ It feels like it's been a lifetime, right? Because we've been dealing with so many student issues. But the fact that I’m now also playing a critical role, championing communication for the party, crystallising it, and making sure that as many people as possible can relate to and hear what we have to offer, is amazing.” External links Category:Living people