Nondumiso Cele

Joice Nondumiso Cele is a South African politician who has been a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since 2019, representing the African National Congress. She previously served as an eThekwini Metro councillor.

Political career

Cele became a proportional representation (PR) councillor of the eThekwini Metro in 2006. She served as chairperson of the council's Governance & Human Resources Committee and as a member of the metro's Executive Committee (EXCO).^[1] In 2012, Cele was fined by the council's ethics committee after it was revealed that she was benefitting financially from Cuphiwe Trading Enterprises that won eThekwini contracts. She received a written warning the following year for the same offence.^[2]

Legislative career

Having been ranked 43rd on the ANC's list, Cele was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in the 2019 general election as the ANC won 44 seats in the provincial legislature. By November 2021, Cele was a member of the Quality of Life committee, Whips' Forum, Women's Caucus, Health Committee, Arts and Culture Committee, Standing Committee on Oversight, and Sport and Recreation Committee.^[3]

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