Profile summary
Thembisile Phumelele Simelane is listed by Parliament of South Africa as a ANC member record in the National Assembly directory. The score below is calculated only from source-linked evidence items recorded in the current evidence table.
Integrity Risk Score
25
Status: Moderate. Evidence items recorded in current evidence table.
Profile status
- Party
- ANC
- Role
- Minister of Human Settlements
- List type
- National list
- Province/list
- National
- Parliament record ID
- 5343
- Inclusion source
- Parliament member directory
- Conviction status
- No record in current evidence table
- Criminal charge status
- No record in current evidence table
- Official investigation status
- Recorded
- Date last reviewed
- 26 June 2026
Evidence table
| Date | Category | Status | Summary | Source | Confidence | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2026 | Inclusion source | Verified for listing | Listed in Parliament of South Africa's official National Assembly member directory. | Parliament member directory | High | 0 |
| 2024-08-26 | Credible allegation | VBS-linked loan allegation | News24 reported that Thembi Simelane received a loan from a company linked to unlawful municipal investments into VBS Mutual Bank while she was mayor. This is recorded as a credible media allegation, not as a criminal finding. | News24 VBS-linked loan report | Medium | 0 |
| 2024-09-06 | Ethics matter | Parliamentary committee oversight on VBS allegations | Parliament's justice committee recorded a lengthy oversight engagement with Simelane on allegations relating to a VBS-linked loan. This is recorded as parliamentary scrutiny of a conflict concern, not as a finding of guilt. | Parliament justice committee VBS oversight statement | High | 0 |
| 2024-09-06 | Official investigation | Reported Hawks search-and-seizure investigation | News24 reported that the Hawks executed a search-and-seizure warrant at Polokwane municipality to secure evidence linked to the VBS investment matter, including Simelane's coffee-shop loan. This is recorded as a reported official investigation, not as a charge or conviction. | News24 report on Hawks VBS raid | Medium | +25 |
Methodology note
Integrity Index uses a risk-score model where higher scores indicate higher publicly documented integrity risk. For the Parliament page, profiles are included only where the person is listed in the official National Assembly member directory. Evidence scores are added when a source-linked item has been reviewed against the published Scoring Criteria and Scoring Sources pages.