Snuki Zikalala elected president of ANC Veterans’ League

Cape Town –  Snuki Zikalala was on Saturday unanimously elected as the President of the ANC Veterans League.

Zikalala ran unopposed during the conference held at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg.

Mavuso Msimang, a party stalwart, was elected as the deputy president.

Dr Snuki Zikalala has been elected unopposed as the President of the ANC Veterans League

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The conference faced some challenges when Tony Yengeni was barred from participating at the last minute, and Fikile Mbalula, the party’s secretary-general, upset former president Thabo Mbeki by arriving two hours late, Times Live reported.

The ANC Veterans’ League comprises members over 60 years old who have been ANC members for at least 40 years.

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver closing remarks on the final day of the conference, which lasted for three days.

Previously, Zikalala indicated that going into the 2024 national elections, the Veterans League was against the ruling party joining forces with other parties, IOL reported.

“The conference will take a firm stand on coalitions because we as Veterans believe that we are not going into the coming elections because we want to form coalitions. We are going for an outright victory of the African National Congress.

“Where we have lost, we prefer going back to the branches rather than going into coalitions. Let’s expose the party if they are not delivering to a specific society, especially the poor. So let’s work hard to regain those votes,” he said.