Nonceba Kontsiwe

{{Short description|South African politician (born 1959)}}

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| office = Eastern Cape MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

| premier = Oscar Mabuyane

| term_start = 21 June 2024

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| predecessor = Nonkqubela Pieters

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| office1 = Eastern Cape MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture

| premier1 = Oscar Mabuyane

| term_start1 = 16 August 2022

| term_end1 = 14 June 2024

| predecessor1 = Fezeka Nkomonye-Bayeni

| successor1 = Sibulele Ngongo

| office2 = Eastern Cape MEC for Human Settlements

| premier2 = Oscar Mabuyane

| term_start2 = 9 March 2021

| term_end2 = 16 August 2022

| predecessor2 = Nonkqubela Pieters

| successor2 = Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi

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| party = African National Congress

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Nonceba Kontsiwe (born 12 December 1959) is a South African politician and a veteran African National Congress (ANC) member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. On 9 March 2021, Kontsiwe was appointed as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for Human Settlements by premier Oscar Mabuyane.{{cite news |last1=Nemakonde |first1=Vhahangwele |title=Mabuyane replaces Gomba in E Cape cabinet reshuffle |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/2452659/mabuyane-replaces-gomba-in-e-cape-cabinet-reshuffle/ |access-date=29 June 2021 |newspaper=The Citizen |date=9 March 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Nini |first1=Asanda |title=Premier names new EC health, human settlements and rural development MECs |url=https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/politics/2021-03-09-premier-names-new-ec-health-human-settlements-and-rural-development-mecs/ |access-date=29 June 2021 |newspaper=DispatchLIVE |date=9 March 2021}} During a cabinet reshuffle on 16 August 2022, Kontsiwe was appointed as the MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture.{{Cite web |last=Macupe |first=Bongekile |title=Mabuyane reshuffles Eastern Cape cabinet and boots out MECs aligned to Madikizela |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/mabuyane-reshuffles-eastern-cape-cabinet-and-boots-out-mecs-aligned-to-madikizela-20220816 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Citypress |language=en-US}} She was appointed MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform after the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |last=Velaphi |first=Sithandiwe |title='No time for celebration, our people are jobless': Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane names new cabinet |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/no-time-for-celebration-our-people-are-jobless-eastern-cape-premier-mabuyane-names-new-cabinet-20240621 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}

Kontsiwe was born in Ntabethemba. She was elected to the provincial legislature in 2014.{{cite news |last1=Dayimani |first1=Malibongwe |title=Cabinet reshuffle: New Eastern Cape health MEC tasked with stabilising struggling department |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/cabinet-reshuffle-new-eastern-cape-health-mec-tasked-with-stabilising-struggling-department-20210309 |access-date=29 June 2021 |newspaper=News24 |date=9 March 2021}}