A blow to Ramaphosa as Zuma’s ‘Taliban’ slate sweep KZN elections By By Queenin Masuabi Queenin_M and Chris Makhaye makhayechris
This outcome in former president Jacob Zuma’s home province is a setback for party president Ramaphosa’s re-election campaign. The “Taliban” is aligned with Gauteng’s “Adiwele” and Eastern Cape’s “Maliya” groupings.did not emerge victorious, their associates in KwaZulu-Natal have acquired complete power.Maile loses to Lesufi for ANC chair in Gauteng, but allies gain powerful secretariat positions
Shortly after being elected, Duma and his team had a short media briefing at which they made promises about fixing the province and the party. Newly elected ANC KZN chairperson Sboniso Duma with his deputy Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu at the elective conference in Durban 24 July 2022, Photo: Phumlani Thabethe
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