Adv. Sonwabile Mancotywa

2023 Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa

A member of the National Bar Council of South Africa, Sonwabile Mancotywa has a significant amount of experience (26 years) combined, as a Strategist and worked in various capacities, particularly in the public service sector. As the first MEC for Sports and Culture in the Eastern Cape, he had to drive transformation, change management and ensure collaboration and stakeholder management. As MEC for Development and Planning, he conceptualized the development of the Province Growth and Development Strategy.

Adv Mancotywa is an Admitted Advocate since 2006. He graduated LLB at UNITRA in 1992. He joined DTI as General Manager of liquor, gambling, and lottery affairs. In 2002 he joined the Pretoria Law School and received the certificate of attendance and wrote admission exams. In 2003 he joined the National Heritage Council as CEO for 16 years. He received the enrolment certificate for the Gauteng Province LPC and started practicing full-time in Pretoria and Eastern Cape. Adv. Sonwabile Mancotywa was appointed to the Cabinet as MEC for two departments i.e., Development Planning and Sports Arts and Culture in the founding government of the Province in 1994 after the first general elections in SA. He went on to serve as the first and founding Chief Executive Officer of the National Heritage Council of SA for a period of 7 years.

He served on the following Boards:

- Cross Boarder Road Transport Agency (Current)
- Parks and Tourism Board (Current)
- Ntinga Development Agency, Chair of Investment Committee (Current)Chairperson of Raymond Mhlaba Development Agency (Current)
- National Lotteries Board (Former)
- Gauteng Liquor Board (Former)

Awards

  • RAZVOS EASTERN EUROPE INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2019: BEING THE FIRST AFRICAN TO BE BESTOWED THIS AWARD.
  • SATMA LIFETIME ACHIEVERS AWARD -2021

Board membership

  • Chairperson: Cross-Borders Road Transport Agency – Current
  • Non-Executive – Ntinga Development Agency SOC Ltd – Current
  • Non-Executive Director – Raymond Mhlaba Municipality – Current
  • Member: Eastern Cape Tourism Board – Current
  • National Lotteries – Former