title: Ethel Nkosi
text: # Ethel Nkosi
  
  Nomgqibelo Ethel Nkosi (born 6 May 1967) is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she has represented Mpumalanga in the National Council of Provinces since 2020.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Nkosi was formerly a local councillor in Govan Mbeki Local Municipality in Mpumalanga. In March 2018, she was appointed to the town's Mayoral Committee under Mayor Thandi Ngxonono; she served as Member of the Mayoral Committee for Planning and Development.
  
  On 14 September 2020, she resigned from the council to join the National Council of Provinces, where she replaced the late Martha Mmola. She was appointed as the ANC's whip in the Select Committee on Health and Social Services in December 2022.
  
  