Nasiphi Moya | |
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| Mayor of Tshwane | |
| Assumed office October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Cilliers Brink |
| Member of the Tshwane City Council | |
| Assumed office January 2024 | |
| Deputy Mayor of Tshwane | |
| In office January 2024 –October 2024 | |
| Leader | Cilliers Brink |
| Preceded by | (Inaugural holder) |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Modise |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1988 [1] |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Political party | ActionSA |
| Residence(s) | Pretoria,Gauteng,South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town,University of the Western Cape |
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Dr Hazel Nasiphi Moya is a South African politician serving as the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane since 09 October 2024. She was born in Mpikwana in Mthatha, Eastern Cape in 1988. [1] She is a member of ActionSA. [2]
Moya studied at the University of Cape Town (UCT), where she graduated with a Bachelors in Social Science and Politics (2007), Bachelors (Honours) in Public Administration (2008), and a Masters in Public Policy and Administration (2011). She obtained her PhD in Politics Studies from the University of the Western Cape in 2021. [3]
Prior to being elected as Executive Mayor of Tshwane in October 2024, she served as the City of Tshwane's first Deputy Executive Mayor from January 2024 to October 2024 and as a member of the Mayoral Committee for Community and Social Development Services. From February 2019 to May 2020, she served as the City of Tshwane's Chief of Staff to the Executive Mayor. [4] Moya also served as ActionSA's Chief Governance Director from 2022 to 2024. [5]
Moya announced her mayoral committee in October 2024. It comprises councillors from the African National Congress, ActionSA, Economic Freedom Fighters and the Good Party. [6]