Nomafrench Mbombo

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Biography

Nomafrench Mbombo (born 6 September 1966) is a South African academic and politician who has been a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 2014, representing the Democratic Alliance. She previously served as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport from 2014 to 2015 and as the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health from 2015 until 2024.

Quotes

• I always laugh my lungs out that this province has this cultural practice of preserving purity through virginity testing as if these young girls wait for Prince Charming riding a white horse

^The Prince Charming will be the one riding the high viral load of HIV infections. For us in the Western Cape, we prioritise keeping girls in school

• • Mbombo ridicules AmaZulu tradition of virginity testing
• I’ve learned that surgery is not just about an anaesthetist; it’s not about a surgeon; it’s not about a sterile surface. It’s more about a system. We are talking about a system within a system
• The message I want to convey is to create or recreate the surgical system. How do we think globally? What are the best practices in surgery and how do we customise them regionally for Africa?
  • Nomafrench Mbombo on advancing leadership in global surgery
• It is everyone’s goal to realise true equality, equity and empowerment of women, but there is a crucial factor that is required for this to take place: the safety of women
• We need to all work together to ensure women have safe spaces to realise their own potential. Without safety for women, there can never be true women empowerment
  • Nomafrench Mbombo addressing the issue of safety for women