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The EFF Gauteng Provincial Chairperson Nkululeko Dunga welcoming fighters outside the Constitutional Court during our release Phala Phala Judgement March.
The ANC in Gauteng has welcomed the appointment of EFF member Nkululeko Dunga as the province’s new Finance MEC.
Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced the appointment during his cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday.
Dunga will occupy the portfolio that Lebogang Maile previously held. Maile is now the Education MEC, replacing Matome Chiloane.
ANC Gauteng spokesperson Mzi Khumalo says the move aligns with the party’s approach to inclusive governance.
“In the ANC statement of intent at the beginning of the term, when it was very clear to us that there is no party that has got an outright majority, there was a decision taken nationally that there would be a need to invite everybody to participate in any form of government that would have been established in the country or province. And that on its own went beyond matters of ideological differences. So the participation of the EFF in a sense is seen within that particular context,” said Khumalo.
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Lesufi says the reshuffle is aimed at bringing stability to the province.
EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo says the party is ready to take on the role.
“The Economic Freedom Fighters has secured a very critical position in the executive of Gauteng, who will be in charge of stabilising the finances of the province and ensuring the services are provided to the people of the province of Gauteng moving forward,” said Thambo.
“The person you have submitted to represent the EFF there is Nkululeko Dunga, of course, who has experience as an MMC of finance in the city of Wekunde, where we saw equity revenue collection levels and every objective being reached as well. So we’re very pleased that this announcement has been made and we look forward to ensuring that we participate fully and meaningfully in that government,” he added.
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