List of changes to ANC Gauteng and KZN to be compiled on Monday
The two provinces were the ANC’s biggest losers in the May 2024 general election
22 January 2025 - 13:26
by Kgothatso Madisa
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ANC national officials led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, centre, will compile the list of names that will form part of the party's reconfigured leaderships in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. File picture: MORAPEDI MASHASHE.
ANC national officials led by President Cyril Ramaphosa will compile a list of names on Monday that will form part of the party’s altered leadership in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
In a communique issued on Tuesday, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the national officials would meet after the national executive committee (NEC) meeting at the weekend.
The meeting comes after the party’s NEC resolved last week to “reconfigure” the two provinces that were the biggest losers in the May 2024 national and provincial election.
KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng went from more than 50% support in the previous elections to 17% and 35%, respectively. The NEC agreed that not taking action against leadership in the provinces was not an option. It said nonaction could potentially lead to a situation similar to the Western Cape, where the ANC has never been able to regain power.
The decision to reconfigure essentially means the ANC in the two provinces is likely to be led by different leaders at the executive level. It also means the provincial executive committees (PECs) are likely to be converted into provincial task teams.
Announcing the decision on Monday, Mbalula said reconfiguration meant “we are going to tamper with the leadership of the ANC [in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng]”.
“I know the buzzword you like is dissolution. Others like reinforcement. Overall, it’s a combination of the two,” said Mbalula.
He said the NEC had agreed that changes officials made to the provincial leadership should not disrupt the government.
This could indicate that ANC Gauteng chair and premier Panyaza Lesufi was likely to form a big part of the reconfigured leadership.
Lesufi told Clement Manyathela on Talk Radio 702 that his PEC met and welcomed the intervention proposed by the NEC. He said they were “pleased” the NEC took its time to assess and evaluate the status of the province after the elections.
“We believe the NEC was serious to say help is needed, intervention is needed, because we lost power in the province and it can’t be business as usual,” he said.
The two provinces have announced their chairs — Lesufi and Siboniso Duma — would address provincial January 8 rallies in February.
It is not clear how this would be affected should officials decide to remove the two chairs in the reconfiguration.
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List of changes to ANC Gauteng and KZN to be compiled on Monday
The two provinces were the ANC’s biggest losers in the May 2024 general election
ANC national officials led by President Cyril Ramaphosa will compile a list of names on Monday that will form part of the party’s altered leadership in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
In a communique issued on Tuesday, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the national officials would meet after the national executive committee (NEC) meeting at the weekend.
The meeting comes after the party’s NEC resolved last week to “reconfigure” the two provinces that were the biggest losers in the May 2024 national and provincial election.
KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng went from more than 50% support in the previous elections to 17% and 35%, respectively. The NEC agreed that not taking action against leadership in the provinces was not an option. It said nonaction could potentially lead to a situation similar to the Western Cape, where the ANC has never been able to regain power.
The decision to reconfigure essentially means the ANC in the two provinces is likely to be led by different leaders at the executive level. It also means the provincial executive committees (PECs) are likely to be converted into provincial task teams.
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Announcing the decision on Monday, Mbalula said reconfiguration meant “we are going to tamper with the leadership of the ANC [in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng]”.
“I know the buzzword you like is dissolution. Others like reinforcement. Overall, it’s a combination of the two,” said Mbalula.
He said the NEC had agreed that changes officials made to the provincial leadership should not disrupt the government.
This could indicate that ANC Gauteng chair and premier Panyaza Lesufi was likely to form a big part of the reconfigured leadership.
Lesufi told Clement Manyathela on Talk Radio 702 that his PEC met and welcomed the intervention proposed by the NEC. He said they were “pleased” the NEC took its time to assess and evaluate the status of the province after the elections.
“We believe the NEC was serious to say help is needed, intervention is needed, because we lost power in the province and it can’t be business as usual,” he said.
The two provinces have announced their chairs — Lesufi and Siboniso Duma — would address provincial January 8 rallies in February.
It is not clear how this would be affected should officials decide to remove the two chairs in the reconfiguration.
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