Simon Nare
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula’s presidential campaign for the party’s top job got a shot in the arm in Gauteng when his allies at the Tshwane regional conference came up trumps.
Key allies Eugene Modise was re-elected unopposed as chairman, and George Matjila was re-elected unopposed as regional secretary.
The victory by Mbalula’s allies makes up for the defeat in the Johannesburg region conference, where his allies lost to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s allies, who are also positioning themselves to take over when President Cyril Ramaphosa’s term comes to an end at the ANC elective conference in 2027.
Sam Mashola also retained his position as deputy secretary.
The only contested positions were those of deputy chairperson and treasurer, which were decided at the ballot.
Tlangi Mogale secured the deputy chairperson post, and James Shelenge beat two other candidates to the treasury position.
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