Ntandokazi Capa
{{Short description|South African politician (born 1977)}}
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| office1 = Member of the Executive Council of the Eastern Cape for Health
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| party = African National Congress
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Rosemary Capa (mother)
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Ntandokazi Yolisa Capa (born 10 March 1977) is a South African politician who has been the Member of the Eastern Cape Executive Council for Health since 2024. A member of the African National Congress, she was elected to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in the 2024 provincial election. Capa was involved in the local politics of the OR Tambo District Municipality before being elected to the provincial legislature.
Early life and background
Capa was born in Flagstaff in the Cape Province of South Africa. Both of her parents Ndumiso Capa and Rosemary Capa are African National Congress politicians.{{Cite web |last=Mehlwana |first=Luvuyo |date=2024-06-25 |title=Eastern Cape’s new health MEC Ntandokazi Capa promises improvement, but critics are doubtful |url=https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/06/25/new-eastern-cape-health-mec-thandokazi-capa-promises-improvement-but-critics-concerned-over-her-lack-of-experience/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Spotlight |language=en-US}}
Political career
Capa was elected as an ANC councillor in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality in 2011. She was elected council speaker of the municipality following the municipal elections in 2016. In April 2020, she missed a deadline to explain to the Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Xolile Nqatha why she broke COVID-19 lockdown regulations by attending a Good Friday church service organised by the municipality.{{Cite web |last=Tandwa |first=Lizeka |title=Deputy minister's daughter fails to explain why she allegedly broke lockdown rules |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/deputy-ministers-daughter-fails-to-explain-why-she-allegedly-violated-lockdown-regulations-20200416 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} In August 2021, she was elected mayor of the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, becoming the first woman to hold the position.{{Cite news |title=Ingquza Hill council elects first female mayor |url=https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2021-08-16-ingquza-hill-council-elects-first-female-mayor/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210816092335/https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2021-08-16-ingquza-hill-council-elects-first-female-mayor/ |archive-date=2021-08-16 |access-date=2024-12-24 |work=DispatchLIVE |language=en-ZA}} Following the municipal elections that were held three months later, Capa was elected speaker of the OR Tambo District Municipality.{{Cite web |last=Cakata |first=Luvo |title=OR Tambo District Municipality elects new executive mayor |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/mthathaexpress/or-tambo-district-municipality-elects-new-executive-mayor-20211207 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=News24 |language=en-US}} In July 2023, she was elected chairperson of the African National Congress Women's League in the Eastern Cape.{{Cite news |date=1 August 2023 |title=Province’s ANC Women’s League elects new top five |url=https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/politics/2023-08-01-provinces-anc-womens-league-elects-new-top-five/ |access-date=24 December 2024 |work=HeraldLIVE}}
Capa topped the ANC's candidate list for the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in the 2024 provincial election and was easily elected to the provincial legislature.{{Cite web |last=Masungwini |first=Norman |title=ANC wants more women on top, but men still dominate prime positions on provincial lists |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/politics/anc-wants-more-women-on-top-but-men-still-dominate-prime-positions-on-provincial-lists-20240314 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=City Press |language=en-US}} A week after her swearing-in as a member of the provincial legislature, Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane announced his executive council which saw Capa appointed as the Member of the Executive Council for Health.
References
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External links
- {{People's Assembly (South Africa)|ntandokazi-yolisa-capa|Ntandokazi Yolisa Capa}}
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Category:Members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Category:Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa