After the dust settled from the tumultuous ANC provincial elective conference, the political landscape has shifted considerably, with some of the province’s most prominent politicians left out in the cold while new faces are ready to step up and take up the mantle. Councillor Nanziwe Rulashe, who just months ago was physically dragged out of the Amathole district municipality offices, and controversial former Bay councillor Andile Lungisa, were two of the big winners who ascended to the part.
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Babalo Madikizela, who lost his bid to become the ANC’s provincial chair, on Monday announced plans to leave government to focus on his business aspirations, which he said he had neglected since he came to government in 2018. Madikizela lost to Oscar Mabuyane in the race for the chairmanship position by a 150-vote margin.
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Re-elected ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane said leaders who contested against his slate would not be purged, but the ANC was going to assess the work its deployees had done in the provincial government and take action where necessary. In a conference marred by disputes and which took four days to conclude at the East London ICC, Mabuyane beat Babalo Madikizela by 150 votes after he was voted in by 812 delegates against Madikizela’s 662.