1. Makoti Sibongile Khawula was born on 7 December 1954 and is a South African politician and previous anti-apartheid activist from KwaZulu-Natal serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Economic Freedom Fighters party since 2014.
Makoti Khawula was born on 7 December 1954 in Durban in the former Natal Province.
Makoti Khawula later completed a certificate in surveying from the Durban University of Technology and a Doctors For Life course in Home Based Care.
Makoti Khawula joined the African National Congress and participated in anti-apartheid activities in the Durban communities of Inanda and KwaMashu in the 1980s.
Makoti Khawula became an organiser for the ANC in 1990.
Makoti Khawula became a member of the party's Regional Executive Committee in 2013.
Makoti Khawula was the chairperson of both the South African Communist Party and South African National Civic Organisation in ward 54 of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
Makoti Khawula left the ANC in 2013 and joined the newly-formed EFF in the same year.
Makoti Khawula became a Member of Parliament on 21 May 2014 following the 2014 general elections.
Makoti Khawula was assigned to serve on the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation and the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency.
Makoti Khawula soon became known for her insistence on speaking isiZulu and isiXhosa when delivering speeches or asking oratory questions.
Makoti Khawula insists that she will speak the language of her constituency.
In February 2016, Makoti Khawula requested that the National Council of Provinces Chairperson Thandi Modise address her in isiZulu, as she does not understand English.
Makoti Khawula was re-elected to a second term in the 2019 general elections and re-elected for a third term in the 2024 general elections.