Lucas Ledwaba
The imminent return of Chupu Mathabatha as premier of Limpopo province comes as little surprise.
Although miracles and surprises are part and parcel of the daily game of politics, it would have been a miracle if the man from Tooseng had been given the chop.
The ANC announced after its special NEC meeting yesterday that Mathabatha’s name was among three forwarded by his provincial PEC for premier candidacy and he had made the cut.
The governing party said in arriving at its decision, the NEC was guided by the principles and approaches including gender parity, unity and stability in ANC structures, youth and inter- generational mix, experience and integrity.
Mathabatha boasts loads of experience in the structures of the ANC, and has brought stability to the once troubled province both in the party and in government. A scandal in which he allegedly sought the hand of his rival
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