James Ngculu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2009 | |
| Provincial Chairperson of the Western Cape African National Congress | |
| In office June 2005 – September 2008 | |
| Deputy | Randall van den Heever |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Rasool |
| Succeeded by | Mcebisi Skwatsha |
| Provincial Secretary of the Western Cape African National Congress | |
| In office 1994 – April 1998 | |
| Deputy | Manfred van Rooyen Marius Fransman |
| Chairperson | Chris Nissen Dullah Omar |
| Succeeded by | Mcebisi Skwatsha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lincoln Vumile Ngculu 27 August 1955 Cape Town, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
| Spouse |
Miranda Ngculu (died 1994) |
Lincoln Vumile "James" Ngculu (born 27 August 1955) is a South African businessman, politician, and former anti-apartheid activist. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1998 to 2009 and was provincial chairperson of the ANC's Western Cape branch from 2005 to 2008.
Born in Cape Town, Ngculu was a member of the June 16 Detachment that joined Umkhonto we Sizwe in exile in the aftermath of the 1976 Soweto uprising, and he later published a well-known memoir, The Honour to Serve, about his time in exile. Upon his return to South Africa, he served as provincial secretary of the Western Cape ANC from 1994 to 1998 and then joined Parliament, where he served for two terms as chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health. He was elected as ANC provincial chairperson in June 2005 with the backing of Mcebisi Skwatsha's Africanist faction, but Skwatsha unseated him in September 2008 after the pair fell out over Ngculu's perceived support for ANC president Thabo Mbeki's re-election bid.
After leaving Parliament at the 2009 general election, Ngculu continued to pursue his business interests, notably in the mining sector. He is a non-executive director at WeSizwe Platinum and in 2023 was appointed to a second term as a member of the ANC's internal Integrity Commission.