Baxolile Babongile Nodada was born on 2 April 1992 and is a South African politician for the Democratic Alliance who has been a Member of Parliament since 2019.
20 Facts About Baxolile Nodada
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Baxolile Nodada served as the Shadow Minister of Basic Education and the Parliamentary Counsellor to the Leader of the Opposition in John Steenhuisen's Shadow Cabinet from 2020 until the DA entered national government in July 2024.
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Baxolile Nodada was born in 1992 in Aliwal North in South Africa's former Cape Province.
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Baxolile Nodada's parents divorced in 1993, and he then grew up with his three siblings in a family headed by his mother.
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Baxolile Nodada attended Hudson Park High School in East London, Eastern Cape, where he served on the Representative Council of Learners.
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Baxolile Nodada joined the Democratic Alliance's student organisation on campus and served as the first chairperson of its South Campus branch.
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Baxolile Nodada was DASO's campaign manager at the university in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
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In 2015, Baxolile Nodada was given the SRC Member of the Year Leadership Award by the Vice Chancellor.
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Baxolile Nodada graduated with a BA degree in political science and economics in 2014 and an honours degree in public administration and conflict in 2015.
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In 2016, Baxolile Nodada was elected as the youngest councillor in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.
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Baxolile Nodada was assigned to the budget and treasury as well as economic development committees.
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Baxolile Nodada graduated from the DA's Young Leader Programme in 2018.
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In 2019, Baxolile Nodada stood for election to the South African National Assembly as 54th on the DA's national list and 5th on the DA's regional-to-national list.
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At the election held on 8 May 2019, Baxolile Nodada won a seat in parliament.
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Baxolile Nodada supported Steenhuisen's campaign to become party leader for a full term ahead of the DA's Federal Congress on 31 October and 1 November 2020.
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On 11 December 2020, Baxolile Nodada said that the North Gauteng High Court's decision to set aside the rewriting of two leaked matric exam papers painted a "damning picture" of the Department of Basic Education's "incompetence".
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On 7 April 2021, Baxolile Nodada became a non-voting member of the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, which will determine if Busisiwe Mkhwebane should be removed as Public Protector.
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Baxolile Nodada became a voting member on 21 June 2021 as the committee's composition was reconstituted.
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On 9 March 2022, Baxolile Nodada said that it should be rather be optional than mandatory for school learners to wear masks.
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Baxolile Nodada was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.