Thamsanqa Bhekokwakhe Mabhena

Thamsanqa (Thami) Bhekokwakhe Mabhena (born 1 June 1990) is a South African politician. He is currently a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Democratic Alliance (DA). Mabhena served as the Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport between 2019 and 2024.

Political career In 2008, Mabhena formed part of the establishment of the Democratic Alliance branch in his village in Mpumalanga. He was then appointed the founding DA Youth representative. He entered the National Assembly as the DA retained its position as the official opposition. On 5 June 2019, he was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport. On 2 July 2019, Mabhena nominated Shadow Transport Minister Chris Hunsinger to become chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport after saying that it is important that they "have a chairperson with integrity." Hunsinger lost to Mosebenzi Zwane, a former Free State MEC for Agriculture, who is also accused of state capture.

In November 2020, Mabhena called on the national minister of transport, Fikile Mbalula, to "step off Twitter" and deal with his department and the processing of COVID-19 relief funds to the taxi industry. He remained as Shadow Deputy Minister of Transport in the Shadow Cabinet of John Steenhuisen.

Mabhena was re-elected to a second term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.