KwaZulu-Natal Acting Premier Willies Mchunu led Africa Day celebrations in KwaDukuza in his first official engagement on Wednesday.Mchunu‚ who will be officially sworn in as premier at a ceremony in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday‚ replaces Senzo Mchunu who announced his resignation on Monday.Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the founding of the African Union‚ previously known as the Organisation of African Unity‚ on May 25 1963. On this day‚ leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia.Mchunu was accompanied by his provincial cabinet colleagues‚ Arts and Culture MEC Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha‚ Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Cyril Xaba‚ Health MEC Sibongiseni Dlomo‚ Education MEC Peggy Nkonyeni and Economic Development MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu - some of whom are rumoured to be removed in an imminent cabinet reshuffle.The carnival atmosphere in KwaDukuza on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast was characterised by a colou...
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