Zolile Burns-Ncamashe
Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe Aa! Zweliyajika! (born 1965 or 1966) is the son of Chief Sipho Burns-Ncamashe Aa! Zilimbola!, a South African politician and a member of the South African National Assembly for the African National Congress. Following the death of ANC MP Tozama Mantashe, he assumed a position in the National Assembly as the next MP on ANC's Eastern Cape list. On 6 March 2023, Burns-Ncamashe was appointed as Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Education Burns-Ncamashe has a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in philosophy and psychology, an honours degree in philosophy and a master's degree in social sciences from the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape. He is currently a part-time candidate for a doctorate in social sciences specialising on the question of land at Fort Hare. Career He was a member of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders from 1996 to 2017 and served as the deputy chairperson of the provincial house between 2002 and 2017. He was sworn in as a member of the National House of Traditional Leaders in 1997 by president Nelson Mandela. Burns-Ncamashe had been an advisor, counsellor and spokesperson to the AmaRharhabe royal family. He served under