[2] Burns-Ncamashe was an advisor, counsellor and spokesperson to the Rharhabe royal family, serving under successive monarchs King Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile Aa!
[2] Burns-Ncamashe became politically active in the students' movement during apartheid and became a member of the anti-apartheid Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa.
[1] Later he was the chairperson of the Department of Water and Sanitation's National Rapid Response Task Team, established by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu in 2019.
[6] He was sworn in to the National Assembly on 19 February 2021, filling the casual vacancy that arose after Tozama Mantashe's death from COVID-19 complications.
[7] Later that month, he became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, and he served as the head of the ANC's constituency office in Butterworth, Eastern Cape.
[6] On 6 March 2023, in a cabinet reshuffle, President Ramaphosa appointed Burns-Ncamashe as Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.