Nomvula Hlangwana

Nomvula Lillian Hlangwana (born 11 October 1951) In 1996, she was transferred to a seat in the National Assembly, the lower house of the South African Parliament, where she filled a casual vacancy in the ANC caucus. She was elected to a full term in the National Assembly in the next general election in 1999.

However, she resigned towards the end in the legislative term, in mid-2003, when she replaced Johanna-Jane Matsomela as Mayor of Mafikeng. She remained in the mayoral office until the 2006 local elections. On 18 April 2006, she was sworn back in to the North West Provincial Legislature, filling a casual vacancy. She left Parliament after the 2009 general election.

Personal life During the ANC's 52nd National Conference in December 2007, Hlangwana was hospitalised with extreme back pain.