The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL) is the legislature of the Northern Cape province of South Africa and is part of the Northern Cape Provincial Government.
The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature consists of 30 members elected by a system of party-list proportional representation.
The Seventh Provincial Legislature of the Northern Cape province was elected on 29 May 2024 in South Africa’s 2024 general elections. A majority of the members belong to the African National Congress (ANC).
The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature is located in Kimberley.
The powers of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature are set out in Section 114 of the Constitution. The Legislature appropriates the provincial budget and makes rules or laws which citizens have to obey.
The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature plays an oversight role by carefully scrutinising the activities of the Executive to ensure that services are delivered to residents of the Northern Cape Province and that taxpayers’ money is spent wisely on public programmes and initiatives.
The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature discusses and debates national legislation that affects the province, and this takes place within Committee consisting of MPLs from all political parties.
The Northern Cape Provincial Legislature also facilitates public involvement in all its processes, and those of its Committees, through public education, participation programmes and public hearings.
The mission of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature is to serve the people of the Northern Cape by building developmental institution for effective lawmaking, public participation, accountability and oversight over the executive and municipalities.
The strategic goals of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature are to;
- Deepen and entrench a people-centred democracy in the Northern Cape
- Strengthen institutional capacity to render support to members and committees to fulfil the Legislature’s constitutional mandate
- Ensure that the Legislature optimally carries out its constitutional mandate.
Management
Speaker
- Newrene Claudine Klaaste (ANC)
Deputy Speaker
- Octavious Mangaliso Matika (ANC)
Members
- Venus Blennies (ANC)
- David Davids (PA)
- Tsoane Macdonald De Huis (ANC)
- Sharifa Banu Ferris (PA)
- Dr Isak Cornelius Christiaan Fritz (DA)
- Priscilla Serina Johanna Isaacs (DA)
- Rashad Jaffer (PA)
- Karen Jooste (DA)
- Theodorus Ernst Joubert (FF PLUS)
- Mirriam Thenjiwe Kibi (ANC)
- Limakatso Alfonsina Koloi (ANC)
- Moeketsi Kenneth Konote (EFF)
- Arthwell Kwinana (EFF)
- Maruping Matthews Lekwene (ANC)
- Sibongile Theresa Letebele (EFF)
- Reinette Liebenberg (DA)
- Fufe Makatong (ANC)
- Galerekwe Mase Manopole (ANC)
- Harold McGluwa (DA)
- Lebogang James Motlhaping (ANC)
- Gizella Opperman (DA)
- Fawzia Rhoda (DA)
- Dr Zamani Saul (ANC)
- Dr Gothatamang Norman Jonathan Shushu (Chief Whip) (ANC)
- Shadrack Lapologang Tlhaole (EFF)
- Bentley Gavin Vass (ANC)
- Nontobeko Eveline Vilakazi (ANC)
- Abraham Vosloo (ANC)
Secretary
- PB Moopelwa (Secretary to the Legislature)
CFO
- Garth Botha
Senior Management
- Martha Bartlett (NCOP Provincial Whip)
- NH Borchard (Acting Executive Manager: Committees, Research and Information Services; Public Education and Communication)
- Adv HJ Botha (Executive Manager: Legal, NCOP and Proceedings, HANSARD Services)
- T Cogang (Manager: Risk Monitoring and Evaluation)
- Elizabeth Sylvia Lucas (Deputy Chairperson: NCOP)
- Epang Matolweni (Chief of Staff: Office of the Speaker)
- M Moeti (Risk Specialist)
- Rabbi Motingwe (Acting Manager: Research and Information Services)
- FP Ntsiko (Acting Executive Manager: Corporate Services)
- T Shongwe (Internal Auditor)
- EA Van Wyk (Manager: Corporate Services)
Communications Officers
- Nathalia Borchard (Acting Executive Manager: Committees, Research, Information Services, Public Education and Communication)
- Mpho Masina (Media Liaison Officer)
- Mpho Merriman
Contact Details
The contact details of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature are listed in the table below.
| Postal Address: | Private Bag X5066, Kimberley, 8300 |
| Physical Address: | Nobengula Extension, Legislature Building Foyer, Galeshewe, Kimberley, 8301 |
| Telephone: | 053 839 8078 |
| Email: | info@ncpleg.gov.za |
| Website: | www.ncpleg.gov.za |
