Ntobeko Boyce

{{short description|South African politician, Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature}}

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| name = Nontembeko Boyce

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| office = Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature

| deputy = Mluleki Ndobe

| term_start = 22 May 2019

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| birthname = Nontembeko Nothemba Boyce

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| birth_place = Flagstaff, Cape Province, South Africa

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Nontembeko Nothemba "Ntobeko" Boyce is a South African politician who has been serving as the Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since 22 May 2019. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she joined the legislature in May 2014. She served as the deputy chief whip before her appointment as chief whip in 2016. She also formerly served as the chairperson of the legislature's Standing Committee on Oversight.{{cite news |title=New KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala vows to fight graft in provincial govt |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/new-kzn-premier-sihle-zikalala-vows-to-fight-graft-in-provincial-govt-23815690 |accessdate=6 April 2020 |newspaper=IOL |date=22 May 2019 |location=Pietermaritzburg}}{{cite news |last1=Harper |first1=Paddy |title=KZN ANC chief whip dies |url=https://city-press.news24.com/News/kzn-anc-chief-whip-dies-20160507 |accessdate=6 April 2020 |newspaper=City Press - News24 |date=7 May 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Zulu |first1=Makhosandile |title=Sihle Zikalala elected KZN premier |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/government/2133861/sihle-zikalala-elected-kzn-premier/ |accessdate=6 April 2020 |newspaper=The Citizen |date=22 May 2019}} Boyce was re-elected as Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature on 14 June 2024, with support from the Inkatha Freedom Party, Democratic Alliance and National Freedom Party. Boyce received 41 votes and defeated Mervyn Dirks of the UMkhonto WeSizwe party who received 39 votes with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters.{{Cite web |last=Maliti |first=Soyiso |title=COALITION NATION {{!}} Re-elected as KZN speaker after IFP, DA backing, Boyce urges political cooperation |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/anc-mpl-nontembeko-boyce-re-elected-as-kzn-speaker-after-ifp-nomination-da-support-20240614 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}