Henry Andries Shembeni is a South African politician. He was elected to the

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as a member of the

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. From 6 May 2020 to 28 February 2023, Shembeni had served on the

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as a regular member. He was then demoted to being an alternate member of the portfolio committee. On 6 June 2023, ''

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'' had reported that the EFF had fired Shembeni as a Member of the National Assembly.

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