13 Facts About Naledi Chirwa

Naledi Chirwa represents the Economic Freedom Fighters in the National Assembly.

Naledi Chirwa was formerly a member of the National Assembly between May 2019 and June 2024.

Naledi Chirwa had a short stint in the National Council of Provinces before being redeployed to the National Assembly to replace Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.

Naledi Chirwa was raised by her grandmother in Mamelodi, Pretoria.

Naledi Chirwa earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Honours degree in Drama and Film Studies at the University of Pretoria.

Naledi Chirwa joined the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2015 and became a member of the party's Student Command at the University of Pretoria.

Naledi Chirwa was later arrested and suspended on campus as part of her bail conditions.

Naledi Chirwa was sworn in alongside other student activists, including Peter Keetse, Nompendulo Mkhatshwa and Vuyani Pambo.

Naledi Chirwa was a member of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health.

From around 2020, Naledi Chirwa was subject to social media attacks from anonymous users who claimed without substantiation that she was a Malawian national and that her family had fraudulently obtained South African citizenship.

In March 2024, Naledi Chirwa was absent from a parliamentary vote in order to care for her unwell child.

Naledi Chirwa was sworn in to her seat on 15 June 2024.

Naledi Chirwa has two children, one of whom was born in 2021 and the other one born in 2023.