Nocwaka Lamani

Nocwaka Lamani
Member of the National Assembly
In office
3 July 2001 – April 2004
Member of the National Council of Provinces
Assembly Member
for Eastern Cape
In office
May 1994 – June 1999
Personal details
Born
Nocwaka Emsie Vantyi

(1931-04-19)19 April 1931
Pirie Mission, King William's Town
Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died17 November 2021(2021-11-17) (aged 90)
Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
Republic of South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Spouse
Alfred Zilindile Lamani
(died 1991)
Children4, including Tango

Nocwaka Emsie Lamani (née Vantyi; 19 April 1931 – 17 November 2021) was a South African politician and activist. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Council of Provinces from 1994 to 1999 and in the National Assembly from 2001 to 2004. During apartheid, she was a prominent community activist in Port Elizabeth.