Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is a South Africa
n politician, appointed minister of correctional services
in 2009. She was the minister of home affairs
from 2004.
Mapisa-Nqakula obtained a teacher's diploma from the Bensonvale Teachers College.
In 1984, she left South Africa to undergo military training in Angola
and the Soviet Union
. During this time she served as the head of a commission that was set up to investigate desertions of ANC
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
members to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) in Angola.
In 1993 she became the Secretary-General
of the ANC Women's League. Before her appointment as Minister of Home Affairs, she held the position as Deputy-Minister of the department.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n politician, appointed minister of correctional services
Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)
The Minister of Correctional Services is a Minister in the Government of South Africa, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services.-Ministers of Communications:-External links:**...
in 2009. She was the minister of home affairs
Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa)
The Minister of Home Affairs is the minister in the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Home Affairs. The position includes responsibility for immigration, refugee and asylum policy, for the civil registry, and for the issuing of identity documents and passports.-List...
from 2004.
Mapisa-Nqakula obtained a teacher's diploma from the Bensonvale Teachers College.
In 1984, she left South Africa to undergo military training in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. During this time she served as the head of a commission that was set up to investigate desertions of ANC
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Umkhonto we Sizwe
Umkhonto we Sizwe , translated "Spear of the Nation," was the armed wing of the African National Congress which fought against the South African apartheid government. MK launched its first guerrilla attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961...
members to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to...
(UNHCR) in Angola.
In 1993 she became the Secretary-General
Secretary-General
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of the ANC Women's League. Before her appointment as Minister of Home Affairs, she held the position as Deputy-Minister of the department.
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