Alexia Manombe-Ncube
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Honourable Alexia Manombe-Ncube | |
|---|---|
| Deputy minister of Disability Affairs | |
| In office 21 March 2015 – 21 March 2025 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1964 |
Alexia Turimei Manombe-Ncube (born 7 December 1964) is a Namibian politician. She was the Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs from 21 March 2015 to 21 March 2025.
Manombe-Ncube was born Alexia Muningirua[1] on 7 December 1964 in Kalkfeld, South West Africa (today the Otjozondjupa region of Namibia). She obtained a Diploma in Community-Based Social Development from Coady International Institute in Antigonish, Canada and between 1990 and 2005 she was employed at the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services.[2]
Manombe-Ncube became been a non-voting SWAPO member of Parliament in 2005 when President Hifikepunye Pohamba chose her as one of his six appointees. At that time, she was the first disabled Namibian parliamentarian.[3] In March 2015 she was appointed Deputy minister of Disability Affairs, a portfolio under the Minister of Presidential Affairs.[4]
Manombe-Ncube obtained a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Namibia in 2020.[3] She was married to Zimbabwean disability rights activist Jabulani Manombe-Ncube who committed suicide in 2012. She resides in Windhoek's Khomasdal suburb.[5]
