By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Former ANC Tshwane regional secretary Eugene Modise was elected the chairperson of the party in the Tshwane region.
Modise beat his challenger for the position, former Tshwane regional chair Kgosi Maepa, by 174 votes at the regional conference this weekend held in Fourways, Johannesburg.
Maepa received 84 votes from the 260 delegates who voted at the conference.
Frans Boshielo was elected as the deputy regional chairperson, while George Matjila is the new secretary.
Sydwell Manana has been elected deputy secretary and Simphiwe Mbatha is the new Tshwane treasurer.
Modise said they planned on embarking on a number of visits to the party’s branches to share their common plan.
“The plan is there. The only thing that must happen now is implementation. We know our shortcomings, we are not proud of them. That is why we have a plan that we will implement and we are not going to compromise on that, “he said.
He added that the newly-elected ANC leadership was not prepared to respect the coalition government in Tshwane as the coalition was agreed on “outside of us”.
“There is no way to work with the DA as they were not pro-black.
“We are going to work with our own communities and ensure they get service delivery,” he said.
Modise said the ANC was currently running 70 wards and they planned on using the power the party wielded in those wards to claim lost ground.
In Johannesburg, Dada Morero was elected as the region’s chairperson.
Morero was elected at the 15th ANC Joburg regional conference at the Idle Winds Lodge and Conference Centre in Centurion.
He beat his challenger, acting regional chair Eunice Mgcina, by 153 votes. Mgcina received 143 votes.
The other leaders elected to the top five positions of the ANC in Joburg included Sasabona Manganye as secretary, Loyiso Lugayeni-Masuku was re-elected as the deputy secretary and Maxwell Ndezamba was elected treasurer.
Meanwhile former Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina has won the preliminary battle to chair the African National Congress (ANC) in the region. This will be his third term in office and Thulani Kunene has retained his position as regional chairperson in Sedibeng.