Elizabeth Cornelia "Elzabe" Rockman was born on 20 April 1967 and is a South African African National Congress politician who has the been the Member of the Executive Council for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs since 2024.
16 Facts About Elzabe Rockman
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Elzabe Rockman was the Member of the Free State Executive Council for Finance during the premierships of Ace Magashule and Sisi Ntombela.
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Elzabe Rockman was first appointed to the post in March 2013 and left office in May 2019.
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Elzabe Rockman was a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature during that time.
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Elzabe Rockman studied at the University of the Free State and obtained a BEd degree in Languages and a BA Honours in English.
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Elzabe Rockman became the secretary of the Free State Provincial Legislature in 1994 and served in the post until 2009.
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Elzabe Rockman joined the provincial government after the 2009 general election.
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Elzabe Rockman was appointed Director-General of the Free State Provincial Government in September 2010.
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Elzabe Rockman left the provincial government after the 2019 general election.
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Elzabe Rockman returned to the Provincial Legislature following the 2024 general election.
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In October 2019, Elzabe Rockman testified at The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, known as the Zondo Commission, about the provincial treasury's role in the corruption-tainted Vrede Dairy Project, a project meant to empower black farmers.
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Elzabe Rockman said that she had visited the Gupta family on multiple occasions.
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Elzabe Rockman said that she was aware of the first R30 million in public funds being transferred towards the project.
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Elzabe Rockman mentioned in her testimony that she had met with Guptas in February 2014 about reports of cows dying.
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Elzabe Rockman mentioned that her department was reportedly "stuck" with what the provincial Agriculture Department presented.
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Also in her testimony, Elzabe Rockman mentioned that the provincial government had gone into an agreement with the now-defunct Gupta-owned The New Age to buy around 4,000 copies of the paper daily.