Cape ANC Youth League backs Dlamini-Zuma for president and Mabuza as deputy
The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has thrown its weight behind Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s bid to take over from Jacob Zuma as party president. The ANCYL’s support comes after a special meeting held on Sunday. They back Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza as her deputy‚ Free State premier Ace Magashule to be secretary-general‚ and ministers Nathi Mthethwa and Nomvula Mokonyane to be chairperson and treasurer-general, respectively. Despite his protestation earlier in 2017‚ the ANCYL has included Fikile Mbalula as second deputy secretary-general, while they want Jessie Duarte to remain in her position as deputy secretary-general. ANCYL Western Cape chairperson Muhammad Khalid Sayed said they did not feel the ANC’s top six — except for Zuma‚ who will be stepping down‚ and Duarte — were capable of taking the ANC forward. "There is a good crop of leaders‚ even in the top six [but] we just don’t feel that for where we want to move now‚ the current top six as it is‚ [will] take us where we...
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