The ANC Youth League has officially announced that Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma be the next president of the ANC. The announcement followed a meeting of the structure’s national executive committee at the weekend. The youth league is the third ANC structure to support Dlamini-Zuma as the next ANC president at the party’s national conference in December. The youth league follows the Women’s League and the Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) pronouncements on Dlamini-Zuma as their top candidate. Union federation Cosatu, an alliance partner, has thrown their support behind the party’s deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Njabulo Nzuza, secretary-general of the youth league, announced its slate of candidates on Tuesday, which would see the top six growing to the top seven leaders in the party. ANC Mpumalanga chairman, David Mabuza, is the league’s choice for deputy president. Ace Magashule, ANC chairman in the Free State is endorsed as secretary-general, while Nathi Mthet...
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