The PEC welcomed Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth as the head of deployees in the Western Cape, along with Alvin Botes and Mondli Gungubele.
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THE ANC is deploying party heavyweights to the province, including Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes and Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gungubele, in a “reinforcement of leadership and experience aimed at strengthening the ANC's work in the province”.
Other notable NEC members deployed in the province include former ministers Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, Water and Sanitation deputy minister David Mahlobo and ANC Chief Whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli.
This is according to a statement from the ANC in the province after the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) convened its ordinary PEC meeting on April 25 and 26, in Salt River.
A special PEC was convened on April 28 to introduce the newly appointed ANC provincial NEC deployees.
The ANC said the ordinary PEC meeting served as a critical platform to reflect on organisational progress, confront prevailing challenges, and operationalize the 2025 theme: “The Year of Renewal to Make the ANC a More Effective Instrument of the People to Achieve the Vision of the Freedom Charter.”
“On Elections, the PEC mandated the PMT Secretariat to lead the coordination of three upcoming by-elections in the province, working with the respective Regional Election Teams, Local Election Teams, and Branch Election Teams. Two of these by-elections, in Ward 8 in Knysna and Ward 9 in Mossel Bay, will take place on June 25, 2025. The date for the Bergriver by-election remains to be announced. The Provincial Working Committee, in collaboration with Regional Executive Committees, will drive the candidate selection processes in these wards.
“As part of intensifying grassroots work, PEC and NEC deployees will prioritize branch and community engagements, beginning in critical areas such as the Victor Molosi Region (South Cape) where the critical Knysna by-election is taking place.”
This week the Cape Times reported that death threats had been levelled against Knysna Mayor Thando Matika in a voice note being circulated, and could be linked to the upcoming by-election in ward 8, following the resignation of former mayor, Aubrey Tsengwa. This was according to the ANC Victor Molosi Region in Knysna, as police confirmed they had launched an investigation into a case of intimidation.
The PEC expressed deep concern at circulating voice notes containing threats.
“Firm action must be taken against anyone who engages in threats or acts of violence. It is critical that the police act on the charges laid at the SAPS in Knysna without delay.
“Concerns were raised regarding the state of organisation in the Victor Molosi Region following the resignation of the former Regional Chairperson and Treasurer after the 2023 regional conference. These challenges have been compounded by the temporary suspension of the Acting Chairperson, Aubrey Tsengwa, whose suspension remains in place pending the outcome of the disciplinary process. The PEC emphasized the need for special interventions to strengthen this region, with the PWC assigned to conduct a regional visit and organisational analysis to develop strategies for renewal and unification. This is critical, not only to support the immediate by-election work but to rebuild the ANC’s structures and relevance more broadly.
“Similar visits will also take place in other regions, including those due to regional conferences, with a campaign of listening to communities being uppermost. The PWC has begun this process in the West Coast following the various by-election defeats.”
Cape Times