Nomatyala Elizabeth Hangana (12 April 1956 – 3 August 2012) was a South African politician who served as Deputy Minister of Provincial and Local Government from April 2004 to May 2009. She represented the

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(ANC) in the

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from 1994 to 2009, excepting a hiatus from 2001 to 2004 when she served in the Western Cape Executive Council. She was a former Provincial Chairperson of the

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in the Western Cape.

Early life and career

Hangana was born on 12 April 1956 and grew up in KwaMandlenkosi, a township in Beaufort West in the Central Karoo. She obtained a

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's diploma in 1982 and worked at the Legal Resources Centre in

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and then in the

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Legislative career: 1994–2009

In South Africa's first post-apartheid elections in 1994, Hangana was elected to represent the ANC in the

, the lower house of the South African Parliament. During the legislative term that followed, she chaired the Portfolio Committee on Housing from 1997 to 1999. She was also a member of the national executive of the ANC Women's League and served as Provincial Chairperson of the league's

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branch. She was re-elected to her legislative seat in

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, but in late 2001 the ANC transferred her to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, where she served as Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Housing in the Western Cape Executive Council. The '' Mail & Guardian'' said that her performance was disappointing and that she "left the Western Cape housing department in shambles". Pursuant to the 2004 general election, Hangana returned to the National Assembly and President Thabo Mbeki appointed her as Deputy Minister of Provincial and Local Government under Minister Sydney Mufamadi. She resigned from government after the 2009 general election.

Personal life and death

She had three children. She died in the Western Cape on 3 August 2012 following a short illness.

References

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