*Mapisa Nqakula: Mmela wa kwiZwe noLondolozo weSizwe

Isiqalo

UMapisa Nqakula ngumholi wezepolitiki waseMzantsi Afrika, obenzele isizwe njengoNgqongqoshe WezeNgwe kwiiminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe (17), esuka ngo-2009 ukuya ku-2022. Ubeyisigungu sePalamente laseMzantsi Afrika (iNA) ukususela ngo-1994, kwaye ngumsekeli oqondayo we-African National Congress (ANC).

Imvelaphi

UMapisa Nqakula wazalwa ngo-14 Disemba 1952, eMthatha, e-Eastern Cape, eMzantsi Afrika. Ngaphambi kokuba anyuke ezikhundleni zezepolitiki, wasebenza njengetshayina kumafama aseNtshona Kapa ukuze axhase intsapho yakhe.

Umsebenzi Wezepolitiki

UMapisa Nqakula wangena kwezepolitiki ngowe-1982, xa wajoyina i-ANC. Wabanjwa ngamagunya e-apartheid ngo-1986 kwaye wagwetyelwa iminyaka eyi-10 entolongweni ngenxa yoqoqosho lwezoqoqosho. Emva kokukhululwa kwakhe ngo-1990, wabamba indima ephambili kumzabalazo wentolongo nakwizithethe zaseMzantsi Afrika.

Ngokukhethwa kukaNelson Mandela njengoMongameli wokuqala wakhethwe ngo-1994, uMapisa Nqakula waphuma ngaphandle kwaye wakhethwa kwi-NA. Ube ngungqongqoshe waseMpuma Kapa ukusuka ngo-1994 ukuya ku-1996, kwaye kamva wangqongqoshe wezoLonwabo ukusuka ngo-1996 ukuya ku-2005.

Ngqongqoshe WezeNgwe

Ngo-2009, uMapisa Nqakula wagqitywa nguMongameli uJacob Zuma ukuba abe Ngqongqoshe WezeNgwe. Uqhubeke kwesi sikhundla phantsi koMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa, de athathe umhlala phantsi ngo-2022.

NjengoNgqongqoshe WezeNgwe, uMapisa Nqakula owaziwa ngokuzibophelela ekuphuculeni ukukhuseleka kwelizwe kunye nokuqinisa Umkhosi waseMzantsi Afrika (SANDF). Ubuye wadlala indima eyintloko ekupheliseni ukungqubana kwezepolitiki kwaye waqinisa ubudlelwane nelizwe langaphandle.

Iimvumelwano

UMapisa Nqakula uneemvavanyo eziliqela, kubandakanywa:

• I-Order for Meritorious Service (Gold)
• I-Order of Luthuli (Silver)
• I-Order of Baobab (Silver)
• I-Order of Women (Gold)

Ubomi Bakhe Bussisi

UMapisa Nqakula utshadile nonogada osethathe umhlala phantsi, uCharles Nqakula, kwaye banezingane ezimbini. Usaziwa ngokuzibophelela kwintsapho yakhe nangokuthanda umculo, ngakumbi umculo wesiXhosa.

Isiphelo

UMapisa Nqakula umele intsomi yobomi baseMzantsi Afrika abazibophelele emzabalazweni wenkululeko, iintlanganiso, kunye nophuhliso lwentando yesizwe. Ube yingxaki yelizwe iminyaka emininzi, kwaye igalelo lakhe eMzantsi Afrika iyimbali.

Iingxaki ezibhekanywe nguMapisa Nqakula njengoNgqongqoshe WezeNgwe

NjengoNgqongqoshe WezeNgwe, uMapisa Nqakula wabhekana nemingxaki embalwa, kubandakanywa:

• Ukukhuseleka kwelizwe: Ngaphantsi kobuninzi bakhe, uMzantsi Afrika ubhekene nezinye iingxaki zokukhuseleka, kubandakanywa ubumnyama obudala, ubundlobongela obuhlobene nezigidi, kunye nobugebengu obuhleliwe.
• Ukungqubana kwezepolitiki: UMapisa Nqakula wakhusela ngamandla umbutho wakhe, i-ANC, kwiimfuno zeenqwelo zikarhulumento. Waya kubiwa kukugxekwa ngokuzama ukuphazamisa uphononongo lwe-State Capture.
• Ubudlelwane neLizwe Langaphandle: UMapisa Nqakula wabamba iqhayiya ngokuba nobudlelwane obuqinileyo nelizwe langaphandle, kodwa ubudlelwane bukhe buphahliselwe ingxaki ngenxa yeengxabano zokuphathwa kwe-SANDF kwiintlangano zokuzola ezentlalo.

Iimpendulo zikaMapisa Nqakula kwiingxaki

UMapisa Nqakula wathatha iinyathelo eziliqela ukujongana neengxaki azibhekene nazo njengoNgqongqoshe WezeNgwe, kubandakanywa:

• Ukusekwa kwiSebe LezoPhepha-ndaba Ikhethekileyo: Ngo-2018, uMapisa Nqakula waququzelela ukusekwa kweSebe LezoPhepha-ndaba Ikhethekileyo (SIU), ibhinqa elilizinye ukuphanda ibango lokungathembeki ngaphakathi kwe-SANDF.
• Ukusebenzisana namazwe angaphandle: UMapisa Nqakula wasebenzisana nelizwe langaphandle ukuphucula ukukhuseleka kwelizwe kwaye ukwakha ubudlelwane obunamandla. Ngo-2015, wayesayina isivumelwano neTshayina ukuphuhlisa kunye nokuvelisa ngokubambisana i-African Multi-Role Combat Aircraft.
• Ukuseka kwe-Joint Operations Division: Ngo-2013, uMapisa Nqakula wasungula i-Joint Operations Division (JOD) ukuphucula ukudibanisa kunye nokusebenzisana phakathi kweentsapho ezine ze-SANDF.

Imiphumela yethutyana kaMapisa Nqakula njengoNgqongqoshe WezeNgwe

Ubukhulu benzameka phakathi kobukhosi bukaMapisa Nqakula njengoNgqongqoshe WezeNgwe, kubandakanywa:

• Ukuncitshiswa kwemisebenzi yezobugebengu: Ngaphansi kobuninzi bakhe, izinga lemisebenzi yezobugebengu lahla nge-7.7%.
• Ukubethelwa izityalo-mali zezoqoqosho: UMapisa Nqakula wadlala indima ekwenziweni kwezihlandlo ezili-10 zezivumelwano zemikhosi nelizwe langaphandle.
• Ukuphakanyiswa kweemali zobuso: Ngophando luka-2019 kwi-Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uMzantsi Afrika usebenze imali engaphezulu kwama-57.1 yezigidi zeedola kwi-SANDF, enye yezongezo eziphezulu zehlabathi.

Iindima eziphambili ze-SANDF phantsi koMapisa Nqakula

Ngaphantsi kobukhosi bukaMapisa Nqakula, i-SANDF yenza iindima eziliqela eziphambili, kubandakanywa:

• Iinyunyuko zamazwe ngamazwe: I-SANDF ithathe inxaxheba kwiinyunyuko zamazwe ngamazwe eAfrika, kubandakanywa eSudan, e-Democratic Republic of Congo, nase-Central African Republic.
• Ukusebenza ngaphakathi: I-SANDF iye yase