Emma Powell: podcast appearances and interviews

Emma Louise Powell is a South African politician who has served as a member of parliament for the Democratic Alliance. Throughout her political career, she held several shadow cabinet positions, including Shadow Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation from June 2019, and later as Shadow Minister of Human Settlements in December 2020. She was promoted to the role of Shadow Minister of International Relations and Cooperation during a reshuffle in April 2023. Powell was re-elected as an MP in the 2024 general election. When the Democratic Alliance entered into a coalition with the African National Congress and formed part of the national government, Powell left office as Shadow Minister. In 2025, she undertook a trip to Israel amid a contentious legal case involving South Africa at the International Court of Justice. She resigned from her parliamentary position in August 2025.