MANDLA Ndlovu has been elected the new Mpumalanga ANC chairperson in a slate dominated by leaders aligned to the radical economic transformation faction which is opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second term bid.
Ndlovu defeated former provincial secretary Lucky Ndinisa by 162 votes at the 13th Provincial Elective Conference under way at the Witbank Dam in Emalahleni.
Nkangala ANC regional chairperson Speedy Mashilo was elected deputy provincial chairperson while Muzi Chirwa took over as provincial secretary.
Murder accused and former agriculture MEC Mandla Msibi was elected treasurer general while former provincial secretary Lindiwe Ntshalintshali took the deputy secretary position.
Ndlovu once again called on Ramaphosa to accept nomination for a second term as the governing party president.
Seven of SA’s nine provinces are still due to hold their conferences before the ANC policy conference in June and the elective conference in December.
The exception is Northern Cape, which held its conference in 2021.
- Inside Politics
