Tainted by Esidimeni deaths‚ Qedani Mahlangu told to leave ANC provincial executive committee
Former health MEC Brian Hlongwa reportedly also received a similar order
The ANC in Gauteng has told former health and social development MEC Qedani Mahlangu to step down from its provincial executive committee (PEC). ANC Gauteng deputy provincial secretary Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko wrote to Mahlangu on December 10‚ instructing her to step down from “participating” in the Gauteng PEC with immediate effect. “Whilst the PEC had decided that you should remain a member of the PEC‚ the NWC [national working committee] has decided that you step down‚” the letter reads. It was reported that former health MEC Brian Hlongwa also received a similar letter. Mahlangu’s dismissal from the PEC comes after ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte wrote to Gauteng provincial secretary Jacob Khawe in November saying the party agreed that Mahlangu and Hlongwa should step down from provincial party leadership. Mahlangu and Hlongwa were elected onto the party’s PEC during its elective conference in July. In her previous role as health MEC‚ Mahlangu became the central figure ...
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