Nikiwe Num | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North West Executive Council for Social Development | |
| In office August 2005 – August 2008 | |
| Premier | Edna Molewa |
| Preceded by | Nomonde Rasmeni |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Kasienyane (for Health and Social Development) |
| Member of the North West Executive Council for Sports, Arts and Culture | |
| In office April 2004 – August 2005 | |
| Premier | Edna Molewa |
| Preceded by | Ontlametse Mochware |
| Succeeded by | Ndleleni Duma |
| Deputy Provincial Secretary of the North West African National Congress | |
| In office May 2008 – August 2008 | |
| Chairperson | Nono Maloyi |
| Secretary | Supra Mahumapelo |
| Preceded by | Ndleleni Duma |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Kegakilwe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1973 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of the People (2008–2014) |
Nikiwe Julia Num (born 1 January 1973), also known as Nikiwe Mangqo, is a South African politician who has served as Mayor of the North West's Dr Kenneth Kaundra District Municipality since 2021. She formerly served in the North West Provincial Legislature, representing the African National Congress (ANC) from 2004 to 2008 and then the Congress of the People (Cope) from 2009 to 2014. She has since rejoined the ANC, which nominated her to her current office during the 2021 local elections.
A former ANC Youth League activist, Num was appointed to Edna Molewa's Executive Council after the 2004 general election. She served as the North West's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Arts and Culture from 2004 to 2005 and as MEC for Social Development from 2005 to 2008. In addition, she was elected as Deputy Provincial Secretary of the ANC's North West branch in May 2008. However, in August 2008, she resigned from her party and government offices and defected to Cope, a recently established breakaway party. She was firmly aligned to Mbhazima Shilowa in Cope's internal leadership struggles and led the party's caucus in the North West Provincial Legislature between 2009 and 2014, when she declined to seek re-election.