Pumza Dyantyi

Pumza Patricia Dyantyi was born on 5 September 1948 in Engcobo in South Africa's former Cape Province. In 1965, she obtained a junior certificate. She received a senior certificate in 1968. Dyantyi earned a diploma in general nursing at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg in 1971. In 1972 she received a diploma in midwifery at the McCord Hospital in Durban. While in exile in Cuba, Dyantyi obtained a degree in medicine in 1987. In 2000 she received a diploma in management studies. Dyantyi held a masters in business administration from Buckinghamshire New University. ==Career==

Anti-apartheid activities Dyantyi's career in politics started in 1968 when she went to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital to train as a nurse. She was also stationed in Cuba and attended a medical school there. At the election, she won a seat in the provincial legislature. Dyantyi was then made Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health by premier Phumulo Masualle. An agreement between four provincial universities and the health department to combine resources and organise the training of health workers was signed at Nelson Mandela University in September 2017. On 9 May 2018, Dyantyi was appointed as MEC for Social Development, replacing Nancy Sihlwayi. She announced in January 2019 that the department was struggling to afford to take in new frail care patients and that the department was only referring "severely frail patients" to the department of health. Parliamentary career In 2019, she stood for election to the National Assembly as the first candidate on the ANC's provincial-to-national list. At the election, she won a seat in the assembly. She became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Health upon election. In August 2019 Dyantyi said that the National Health Insurance should be like a McDonald's, as in you know what you would get at what price, and the prices are the same everywhere. == Death ==

Dyantyi died on 7 December 2020 from COVID-19. ==See also==