Rosemary Capa

South African politician

Rosemary Capa MP

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 August 2021
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	Sdumo Dlamini
Deputy Minister of Small Business Development
In office 30 May 2019 – 5 August 2021
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	Cassel Mathale
Succeeded by	Sdumo Dlamini
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development
In office 25 June 2014 – 7 May 2019
Preceded by	Yolanda Botha
Succeeded by	Mondli Gungubele
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2014

Personal details
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse	Ndumiso Capa

Rosemary Nokuzola Capa , also known as Zoleka Capa, is a South African politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform since August 2021. She was Deputy Minister of Small Business Development from May 2019 to August 2021. A member of the African National Congress, she has been a Member of the National Assembly since May 2014. From June 2014 to May 2019, she was the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.

Early life and career

Capa was born in Flagstaff in the Cape Province (now part of the Eastern Cape) during apartheid.^[1] She qualified as a nurse and midwife while a trainee at the Holy Cross Hospital in Flagstaff.^[1] After the end of apartheid, she spent two terms as the Executive Mayor of the OR Tambo District Municipality.^[1] In late 2010, she joined the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature^[1] and was appointed to the Executive Council of the Eastern Cape as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform.^[2]^[3]

Career in national politics

Committee chairperson

Capa was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa following the general election on 8 May 2014. She was sworn into office on 21 May 2014.^[4] The ANC soon announced that Capa was their candidate for chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development. She was elected chairperson on 25 June 2014.^[5]

Capa served as chairperson of the portfolio committee until the dissolution of the term on 7 May 2019.^[4]

Deputy Minister

Following the general election of 8 May 2019, Capa returned to Parliament on 22 May 2019.^[4] On 29 May 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed her Deputy Minister of Small Business Development.^[6] Capa was sworn in the next day.^[7]

On 5 August 2021, she was appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform.^[8]

Personal life

She is married to politician Ndumiso Capa.^[1]^[9]

References

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^ "Eastern Cape Provincial Government and Cabinet composition". South African Government. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rosemary Nokuzola Capa, Ms". www.gov.za. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Election of Chairperson". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Full list – here is Ramaphosa's new cabinet". BusinessTECH. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "'I swear I'll be faithful': South Africa's new Cabinet ministers sworn in". EWN. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Ramaphosa's big cabinet reshuffle: here are all the changes – including a new finance minister". BusinessTECH. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "'I never handed over cattle to Zuma for his personal gain'- former mayor". News24. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2023.