Busaphi Machi

Busaphi Eleonor Machi is a South African politician and educator who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Inkatha Freedom Party since June 2024.

Background Prior to becoming involved in politics, Machi worked as a teacher and then as a principal. In 2007, she was sworn in as a councillor in the Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality for the Inkatha Freedom Party. She became a councillor in the Ugu District Municipality in 2016. She is one two IFP MPs from the Ugu District; the other being Bhekizizwe Luthuli.