I-Mapisa Nqakula: Inkwenkwezi Elikhanyayo Emhlabeni Wese

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Igama elipheleleyo: Mapisa Nqakula

Umhla wokuzalwa: Septemba 15, 1955

Inzalo: YaseMajola, Mpuma Koloni, eMzantsi Afrika

Umsebenzi: Umongameli we-ANC Women's League (2015-kwamanje)

I-Portfolio: UNgqongqoshe Wezopolitika Ngezobungozi KweSizwe (2019-kwamanje)

Impilo Yabantwana

UMapisa Nqakula wazalelwa eMajola, eMpuma Koloni, ngoSeptemba 15, 1955. Wayengumntwana wesibili kosihlanu. Uyise, uNelson Mandela, wayengumholi we-ANC futhi waba uMongameli waseMzantsi Afrika ngo-1994. Unina, uNomzamo Winnie Mandela, wayengumlingani wezopolitiko nomphakathi.

Imfundo

U-Nqakula waya esikoleni e-Naledi, eSoweto. Wafunda iSayensi yezePolitiki neSizwe e-University of Fort Hare. Ngemuva koko, wajoyina u-ANC waza wabandakanyeka emzabalazweni ngokumelene nobandlululo.

Umsebenzi wezePolitiki

• I-ANC Women's League: U-Nqakula wayeyilungu le-ANC Women's League kusukela ngawo-1990. Wabamba izikhundla ezahlukene e-League, kuhlanganise nelinye loNobhala Jikelele (1993-2008). Ngo-2015, wakhethwa ube nguMongameli we-League.
• I-National Assembly: U-Nqakula wakhethwa kwi-National Assembly ngo-1994. Ube yiLungu lePhalamende lesifunda se-Eastern Cape kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
• UNgqongqoshe Wezopolitika Ngezobungozi KweSizwe: U-Nqakula waqokwa uMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa njengoNgqongqoshe Wezopolitika Ngezobungozi KweSizwe ngo-2019. Ungufazi wokuqala ukubamba lesi sikhundla.

Ukuhlonishwa

U-Nqakula uhlonishwa kabanzi ngomsebenzi wakhe wezepolitiki. Izigaba zezokuphila njenge-'Woman of the Year' kwi-Glamour Magazine (2017) ne-'One of the 100 Most Influential People in Africa' yi-New African Magazine (2019).

Iziphikiswano

• Isivumelwano sokuthenga isikhulu esiphezulu somkhosi: Ngo-2019, u-Nqakula wayebandakanyekile esivumelwaneni esiphikisayo sokuthenga isikhulu esiphezulu somkhosi esixabisa ama-R4.5 billion. Abaqikeleli abaningi baphikisile isidingo salokhokuthenga, futhi u-Nqakula wagxekwa ngokungakwazi ukukwenza.
• I-Fraser-Anning Visa Affair: Ngo-2019, u-Nqakula waphika i-visa for Australian Senator Fraser-Anning, owaziwa ngezimpendulo zakhe ezizwakalayo ze-Islamophobic. Lokhu kuvinjelwa kwaphakamisa ukuphikisana okukhulu, futhi u-Nqakula wagxekwa ngokungenelela ilungelo le-Anning lokwenza inkulumo ekhululekile.
• Ukuxoshwa koMnuz Mantsha: Ngo-2020, u-Nqakula waxoshwa kwisikhundla soNgqongqoshe Wezopolitika Ngezobungozi KweSizwe nguMongameli Ramaphosa. Ukuxoshwa kuka-Nqakula kwakuyingxenye yophendulo kaMongameli ekushintsheni okuphumelelayo emnyangweni wezopolitiki ngezobungozi kwezwe.

Izikhonkwane

U-Nqakula ushaja osekwayo emhlabeni wezepolitiki yaseMzantsi Afrika. Uye wabamba izikhundla ezahlukene ephakeme e-ANC futhi wayengumongameli we-ANC Women's League kusukela ngo-2015. Ngo-2019, waqokwa nguMongameli Ramaphosa ukuba abe uNgqongqoshe Wezopolitika Ngezobungozi KweSizwe, uba ngumfazi wokuqala ukubamba lesi sikhundla.

U-Nqakula wayebandakanyekile ekuphulukaneni okuningana phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe wezepolitiki. Ngo-2019, wayebandakanyekile esivumelwaneni esiphikisayo sokuthenga isikhulu esiphezulu somkhosi esixabisa ama-R4.5 billion. Wayebandakanyekile futhi ekuvinjelweni kwe-Australian Senator Fraser-Anning, owaziwa ngezimpendulo zakhe ezizwakalayo ze-Islamophobic. Ngo-2020, u-Nqakula waxoshwa kwisikhundla soNgqongqoshe Wezopolitika Ngezobungozi KweSizwe nguMongameli Ramaphosa.

Ngaphandle kweziphikiswano, uNqakula ushaja ohlonishwa kabanzi emhlabeni wezepolitiki yaseMzantsi Afrika. Uhlonishwa ngomsebenzi wakhe wokulwela amalungelo abantu basebenzi namalungelo esifazane.

Imithombo

• https://www.gov.za/about-government/ministers/mapisa-nqakula
• https://www.anc.org.za/mapisa-nqakula
• https://www.parliament.gov.za/person-details/3319
• https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/politics/mapisa-nqakula-fired-as-defence-minister-20200805