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Sihle Zikalala RESIGNS as KZN Premier – here’s who could replace him
The ANC in KZN has put forward three names to replace the outgoing Premier Sihle Zikalala after he announced his intention to resign
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KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) Premier Sihle Zikalala has resigned from his post, just hours after it was learnt from TimesLive that he had requested to be “released” from his position.
The search is now on for Zikalala’s replacement as the ANC in KZN has put forward the names of Finance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube and ANC MPLs Amanda Bani and Mbali Frazer. Zikalala’s move to resign follows his defeat at the ANC KZN’s elective conference just recently.
Zikalala, who was looking to retain his position as ANC KZN Chairperson, lost to Siboniso Duma 665 votes against 930. Duma is aligned to the so-called “Taliban” faction of the party, which made a clean sweep of the top five positions. The faction is opposed to current party president Cyril Ramaphosa and sympathetic to ex-president Jacob Zuma and his allies.
ANC KZN ‘ACCEPTS’ ZIKALALA’S RESIGNATION
The ANC in KZN has accepted Sihle Zikalala’s sudden resignation and also expressed gratitude to him for his service.
“The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed Cde Sihle Zikalala’s resignation as the Provincial Premier.Cde Zikalala offered the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) his resignation yesterday, which was accepted,” the party’s secretary Bheki Mtolo said in a statement on Friday, 5 August 2022.
The ANC’s Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) communicated with the ANC National Officials and were instructed to make recommendations of three names of comrades, who will undergo an interview process this weekend.
“The ANC accepted Cde Zikalala resignation with pain and difficulty as he was still doing a great job in the province since he took over. We are grateful to the job he has done for the people of this province and we appreciate that he made a conscious decision not to leave office hastily. Cde Zikalala’s tenure has come with a lot of good in the province, including a number of provincial government departments receiving unqualified audit outcomes for the first time”
ANC KZN Secretary Bheki Mtolo
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