By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
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KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) ANC Secretary Bheki Mtolo says the party will take swift action against the party representatives supporting other parties.
Mtolo was addressing the party’s media briefing at Garden Court Marine Parade in Durban on Wednesday.
He warned all the ANC’s public representatives who were participating in activities of other political formations that their membership would be summarily suspended with immediate effect and would be brought before the ANC provincial disciplinary committee.
“Members of the ANC who associate themselves and participate actively in activities of other political parties that contest elections against the ANC are presumed as having left the ANC and voluntarily terminated their membership and will be removed from the national membership register of members,” the provincial secretary reiterated.
He continued to say all the resolutions taken by the provincial executive committee (PEC) were in line with the organisational renewal and preserving the culture and traditions of the ANC as the oldest political party in Africa.
Mtolo said the provincial party was aiming at attaining a resounding victory in KwaZulu-Natal in an environment that was fertile for the ANC.
“As foot soldiers of the revolution commanded by the real Commander-In-Chief President Matamela Ramaphosa, we shall crisscross KwaZulu-Natal, village to village, street by street, township to township, valley to valley, suburb to suburb, carrying the message of hope to our people. This will enable us to fulfil the historic mission of the ANC,” a confident Mtolo said.
Mtolo further announced the deployments of ANC members across municipalities in the province.
Njabulo Cele will serve as the new deputy mayor of KwaDukuza Local Municipality, while Mbali Cele-Luthuli and Phila Thabethe will be the uMdoni Local Municipality’s new mayor and deputy mayor respectively.
Additionally, Mthandeni Mbutho will be the new council speaker for uMdoni Local Municipality and Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality will also have a new mayor after Zodwa Mzidle’s deployment.