Cape Town – Premier of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Sihle Zikalala, reportedly resigned this week after losing the party chairpersonship at the recent African National Congress (ANC) KZN elective conference to his rival, former ANC provincial youth league leader Sboniso Duma.
According to News24, Zikalala was supposed to be premier until the 2024 national and provincial elections.
However, he decided to resign because he felt the environment was no longer conducive for him to continue as premier.
“Comrade Zikalala offered the provincial executive committee (PEC) his resignation yesterday (Thursday), which was accepted. We are grateful for 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.
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“Comrade 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,” said the ANC in a statement as quoted by the report.
EWN reported that three ANC leaders in KZN had already been proposed to succeed him.
The candidates included Nomusa Dube-Ncube, Amanda Bani and Mbali Fraizer.
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