Sipho Mangindi Burns-NcamasheAa! Zilimbola! (1920–1996) was a South African poet,short story writer and Xhosa imbongi. He was also the chief of the AmaGwali Xhosa sub-group in Alice. He was also the leader of the Ciskei National Unionist Party from 1972–1978,the only member from his party to get a seat in the Republic of Ciskei National Assembly,until 1978 when he joined the Ciskei opposition party,the Ciskei National Party led by Chief Justice Mabandla. In 1979,Ciskei officially became a one-party state under the rule of Lennox Sebe and Burns-Ncamashe remained as one of the members of the Ciskei National Assembly.
Godfrey Phumulo Masualle is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly since May 2019. He was Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises from May 2019 to March 2023,and before that he was the sixth Premier of the Eastern Cape from May 2014 to May 2019.
Tokozile Xasa is a South African politician who was the Minister of Sport and Recreation from February 2018 to May 2019. Before that,she was the Minister of Tourism from March 2017 to February 2018. A member of the National Assembly between 2009 and 2019,she took office as South African Ambassador to Belgium in February 2021.
Mervyn Alexander Dirks is a South African politician who served as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature from June 2023 until February 2024. A former member of the African National Congress,he previously served as a member of the National Assembly from May 2014 to January 2023.
Queen (iKumkanikazi) Noloyiso Sandile was a South African Royal.
Zolile Monakali is a South African educator and politician who served as the Northern Cape MEC for Education and a Member of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2020 until 2024. Prior to serving in the provincial government,he was the Executive Mayor of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality. Monakali is a member of the African National Congress and the party's Pixley ka Seme regional chairperson.
Cilliers Brink is a South African politician who was Mayor of Tshwane from 28 March 2023 until 26 September 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance,he was the party's Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2020 until 2023 and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2019 to 2023. He was the party's Shadow Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs between 2019 and 2020.
Bheki Mathews Hadebe is a South African politician from the Western Cape who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019. Hadebe is a member of the African National Congress.
Priscilla Tozama Mantashe was a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of South Africa's governing party,the African National Congress,she served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2014 until her death in 2021. She was the sister of Gwede Mantashe,the ANC's national chairperson and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy.
Dikeledi Rosemary Direko is a South African politician from the Free State who has served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 2019. Direko is a member of the African National Congress.
Dingaan Jacob Myolwa is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape who is a Member of the National Assembly for the African National Congress (ANC). He was appointed to parliament in 2021. Myolwa had previously served as a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2013 to 2014 and before that,as mayor of the OR Tambo District Municipality.
Mncedisi Nontsele is a member of the National Assembly of South Africa. A member of the African National Congress,he was elected to parliament in 2019. Nontsele is a former mayor of the Lukhanji Local Municipality.
Thembisile Phumelele Simelane-Nkadimeng is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development since July 2024. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she was previously the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs between March 2023 and June 2024.
Gordon Gcinikhaya Mpumza is a South African politician for the African National Congress. He has been a member of the National Assembly since 2019. Mpumza had previously served as the Executive Mayor and as the Municipal Manager of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape.
Fikile Devilliers Xasa is a South African politician currently serving as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs since 2021. He has been a Member of the National Assembly for the African National Congress since 2019.
Zolile Albert Williams is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Eastern Cape's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He was appointed to that position in August 2022,several weeks after he was elected Provincial Treasurer of the Eastern Cape branch of his political party,the African National Congress (ANC).
Zuko Godlimpi is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. He has been serving as Deputy Minister of Trade,Industry and Competition since July 2024. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),he was elected to his first term in the National Assembly in the May 2024 general election.
