Mpumalanga has struggled to successfully hold its conference to replace David Mabuza, who left the province when he was elected to national office in 2017, but his shadow continues to linger over the province, with many who were once loyal to him now at odds.
JOHANNESBURG - After years of anticipation and eyeing the position of chairperson Mandla Ndlovu, who is the convenor of Mpumalanga’s provincial task team and former provincial secretary, Lucky Ndinisa, who remains close to the African National Congress ’s deputy president and former long-time provincial chairperson David Mabuza, will go head-to-head to replace him.
Ndlovu was once close to Mabuza, even being seen at some point as “the anointed one” when it came to replacing the former provincial chair, but that relationship has taken strain and grown frosty over time as the leader attempted to create his own legacy outside of Mabuza’s shadow. Ndinisa is being backed by a lobby group known as Ngqi, which initially eyed Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane to become the first female provincial chair but after her own fall out with “the farm,” as Mabuza is often referred to in the province and in reference to his Barberton home, Ndinisa became a name that many put forward.
The Focus group has Mandla Msibi as its preferred candidate, but he has stepped aside following murder charges that were brought against him last year.
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