Sihle Zikalala resigns as KwaZulu-Natal premier, after losing the contest for provincial chair - ANC KZN says it accepted his resignation with ‘pain and difficulty’ as Zikalala was ‘doing a good job’
KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala said on Friday he was resigning from the post, days after he reportedly told President Cyril Ramaphosa he planned to quit after losing the contest for ANC chairperson for the province.
“I’ve taken a position to resign the position of the premier of KwaZulu Natal province. I’ve taken this decision consciously and expeditiously so that there is no doubt about the strategic direction that the movement and the government should be taking going forward,” he said. “In joining the ANC, we avail our skills and expertise as at the disposal of our movement. It is my sincere conviction that revolutionaries should at no stage be an over-burden to the to the revolutionary movement,” he addedissued a statement saying it had accepted his resignation “with pain and difficulty as he was still doing a great job in the province”.
“Zikalala’s tenure has come with a lot of good in the province, including a number of provincial government departments receiving unqualified audit outcomes for the first time. We thank Zikalala for his dedication to serve the people of KwaZulu-Natal as he was mandated by the ANC,” it added.
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