Ndumiso Capa (born 25 September 1949) is a South African politician from the

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who has served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2014, representing the African National Congress, the ruling party in South Africa.

Early life and education

Capa was born on 25 September 1949 in Flagstaff in the former Cape Province (which became the

in 1994). He holds an honours degree in agriculture.

Political career

Capa has served as the chairperson of the African National Congress branch in ward 9 in the

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, as a member of the regional executive committee of the ANC, and as a member of the party's provincial executive committee.

Parliamentary career

Capa stood as an ANC parliamentary candidate from the

in the 2014 national elections, and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly and sworn in on 21 May 2014. On 20 June 2014, he named to the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements. On 4 April 2016, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development. He left the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements on 6 May 2016. Capa was then a member of those two committees until the dissolution of the term. He was re-elected for a second term in the 2019 general election. Capa was sworn in for his second term on 22 May 2019. On 27 June 2019, he was named to the

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and the

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. He became a member of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests in August 2019. In February 2021, Capa cautioned the

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not to undermine the work of the

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Personal life

Capa is married to Rosemary Capa, who serves as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform. He lives in Flagstaff.

References

External links

Capa, Ndumiso
at African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus {{DEFAULTSORT:Capa, Ndumiso Living people 1949 births Xhosa people Politicians from the Eastern Cape Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians