2022: Free State premier Sisi Ntombela promises economic recovery and jobs after Covid-19 battle

FREE State Premier Sisi Ntombela has outlined her plans for economic development and job creation post-COVID-19 pandemic, saying she intends “to transform the Free State to be the growth frontier of the country.” 

Ntombela, who is also the Deputy President of the ANC Women’s League, said the province was emerging from the impact of Covid-19 that saw millions lose jobs as the pandemic battered an economy that was already on its knees.

Ntombela is serving a second term as premier of the Free State after taking over the reigns in 2018 from Ace Magashule when he vacated the post to assume his duties at Luthuli House as ANC Secretary General.

She has previously served as MECs for Social Development and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Free State.

“As we emerge from the devastation caused by