THREE Limpopo MECs have been dropped following the provincial Cabinet reshuffle by Premier Stanley Mathabatha.
The three MECs, Polly Boshielo for Transport and Community Safety, Dickson Masemola for Social Development, and Thandi Moraka for Sports, Arts, and Culture, belonged to a powerful faction that contested Mathabatha during the recent ANC provincial conference.
The MECs also failed to make the cut in the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) during the elective conference.
ANC Limpopo Deputy Chair Florence Radzilani, a close ally of Mathabatha, has been appointed MEC for Transport and Community Safety, replacing Boshielo.
Radzilani, who is the former executive mayor of the Vhembe municipality, was implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal.
She allegedly received R300 000 but has since denied the allegations.
The provincial cabinet reshuffle also saw Thabo Mokone appointed the new provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Mokone replaces Nandi Ndalane who was redeployed to the Social
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