Nosiviwe mapisa nqakula biography definition

Mapisa-Nqkula is appointed as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of the Republic of South Africa from 26 May 2014. She is also the Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence and member of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence since 1994; she has been a member of Parliament from 2004 and member of National Executive Council (NEC) of African National Congress (ANC) since December 2007.

Ms Mapisa-Nqakula holds a Primary Teacher’s Diploma from the Bensonvale Teacher TRG College and a Project Management with Canadian University Studies (CUSO).

She also did the Basic Human Relations Course; Community Development course; Communications course; and she also trained in Youth Leadership and she is currently studying Psychology with the Newport University. She Matriculated from Mount Arthur High School.

She Taught at Bensonvale Junior Secondary School in 1978; and at St Matthews Teachers’ Training College in 1979.
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