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Clean sweep for ‘Taliban’ as Siboniso Duma becomes ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jul 24, 2022 02:38pm |
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| Author | Paddy Harper |
| News Date | Sunday, July 24, 2022 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Taliban grouping in the KwaZulu-Natal ANC has made a clean sweep of the top five positions at the party’s provincial conference in Durban.
The election of member of the provincial legislature Siboniso Duma as chairperson ahead of incumbent Sihle Zikalala by a margin of 930 votes to 665 is a blow to president Cyril Ramaphosa’s hopes to have the province behind him when the party holds its national conference in December.
However, Zikalala’s position as premier appears to be safe — for now — with the new ANC chairperson saying that they had no intention of recalling Zikalala and repeating the decision taken in 2015 to recall premier Senzo Mchunu after losing the chairperson contest.
Zikalala and incumbent secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli — who lost the post to Kokstad mayor Bheki Mtolo by 165 votes — had headed the Ankole slate, consisting of leaders backing Ramaphosa for re-election.
Deputy chairperson Kwazi Mshengu lost to health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu by 927 votes to 691, while sitting deputy secretary Sipho Hlomuka took 895 votes giving him victory over legislature speaker Nontembeko Boyce, who received 689 votes.
The fight for the treasurer’s post was won by Newcastle mayor and eMalahleni chairperson Ntuthuko Mahlaba, who took 857 votes ahead of Jomo Sibiya’s 723. |
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