{"id":890,"date":"2026-07-28T16:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/?page_id=890"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:51:52","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-tabs alignwide  root-eb-advanced-tabs-hrk4c\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-tabs-hrk4c \"><div class=\"eb-advanced-tabs-hrk4c eb-advanced-tabs-wrapper vertical \" data-min-height=\"true\"><div class=\"eb-tabs-nav \"><ul class=\"tabTitles\" data-tabs-ul-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-hrk4c\"><li data-title-tab-id=\"1\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"active\"><div class=\"tab-title-wrap\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\">Overview<\/h6><\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"2\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-wrap\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\">MEC&#8217;s Profile<\/h6><\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"3\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-wrap\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\">HOD&#8217;s Profile<\/h6><\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"4\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-wrap\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\">Statutory Bodies<\/h6><\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"5\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-wrap\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\">Delivery Agreement<\/h6><\/div><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"6\" class=\"inactive\"><div class=\"tab-title-wrap\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\">Strategic Goals<\/h6><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"eb-tabs-contents\">\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"1\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-hrk4c\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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Nontobeko Vilakazi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"3\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-hrk4c\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOD for the Department of Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2441\" height=\"2539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/08\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" 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