Onewang Rebecca Kasienyane (7 March 1952 – 21 April 2013) was a South African politician who served as the North West's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health and Social Development from May 2009 to November 2010.
She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the North West Provincial Legislature from May 2009 until her death in April 2013.
[1] She worked in early childhood development[2] and was a prominent gender activist in the region that later became the North West province: she was a founding member of the Women's National Coalition and served as its provincial coordinator between 1993 and 1994.
[1] Simultaneously, from 1995 to 1999, Kasienyane represented the ANC as a local councillor in Bophirima, later renamed as the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality.
[10] Indeed, shortly after her inauguration, on 25 November 2010, Modise announced a major cabinet reshuffle which saw Kasienyane fired and her former portfolio reconfigured, with Health entrusted to Magome Masike and Social Development to Mosetsanagape Mokomela-Mothibi.