Charles Molele
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has defended his decision to appoint former MEC of Education Panyaza Lesufi at the provincial Treasury, saying he was the most senior ANC leader in the province and a crusader against corruption.
Makhura is facing intense criticism for moving Lesufi from Education to Finance and e-Government, with many parents and education experts voicing their dissatisfaction on Twitter at the news that he would be changing portfolios.
The appointment of Lesufi, who holds a Masters in Business Administration, puts him firmly in charge of a total provincial budget of over R132-billion.
Lesufi, a close ally of Makhura, was elected in 2014 as the member of the Gauteng Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC, and was also elected Deputy President of the African National Congress in Gauteng during last year’s elective provincial conference.
“I wanted somebody who is senior for this position, somebody who wouldn’t
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