Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has been elected as the ANC's new Gauteng chairperson, beating fellow MEC Lebogang Maile to the post.
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi was on Monday morning announced as the new ANC Gauteng chairperson.The education MEC received 575 votes while Maile received 543. The conference was attended by 1,117 delegates from the five regions in the province.Although Maile lost, his ally TK Nciza was elected provincial secretary, beating Jacob Khawe and Thulani Kunene.Completing the top five positions was Morakane Mosupyoe who has been elected ANC Gauteng provincial treasurer.
offered his congratulations to the education MEC, tweeting: “All the best my brother. You ran a clean campaign befitting a leader of our movement. We all rally behind the elected leadership as we work towards ANC victory in 2024.”The new chairperson will have the huge task of arresting the party’s electoral decline in the province, with forecasters predicting the ANC may
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