Cape Town – Less than a week before the elections, the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has welcomed back former Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga, who was previously a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
According to The Citizen, Bhanga, alongside Themba Mangqase and Eric Jinikwe, was presented at the ANC’s regional headquarters in Gqeberha.
His return to the ANC comes just before the national and provincial elections on 29 May, and he will now work for the ruling party in the Nelson Mandela Bay region, the report said.
In news just in Former DA Leader in the Eastern Cape and former leader of DA in Legislature Nqaba Bhanga has announced that he is joining the ANC ahead of the 2024 national elections. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/vXfGKkyyaj
— Lerato Fekisi (@LThipa) May 23, 2024
Bhanga left the DA after his membership was terminated in December following accusations of racism against the DA’s federal council chairperson Helen Zille.
He was previously suspended from the DA in June 2023 and subsequently expelled after an investigation.
Bhanga, who has a political history with Cope and student organizations, was also involved in a fatal car accident on his 44th birthday in August 2021, which resulted in two deaths and influenced his decision not to seek re-election as the DA’s provincial leader.
JUST IN: Former DA leader in the Eastern Cape Nqaba Bhanga has been unveiled as the newest member of the ANC in Nelson Mandela. Bhanga was unveiled during a media briefing at Florence Matomela House in Gqeberha this morning. #ANC #Elections2024 pic.twitter.com/yge8CHIu1z
— Nomazima Nkosi (@Zima_B_Nkosi) May 23, 2024
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