Twenty three year-old Sibongiseni Ngcobo to be sworn in as youngest MP via SABCNewsOnline
Twenty- three year old Sibongiseni Ngcobo says his experience as a DA Councillor has been eye opening.will be sworn in as the youngest Member of Parliament next week. Ngcobo is 67 years younger than Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi who will be the oldest returning MP, aged 90 years.
His interest in politics was sparked by a poster of cabinet ministers in his grade 6 classroom. It developed into a full-blown consciousness after learning about struggle icons in history lessons.
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