Sowetan Angie Motshekga on Sunday became the leader of the African National Congress’s powerful Women’s League.
Motshekga, Gauteng’s education minister, won 1Â 826 votes to rival Bathabile Dlamini’s 1Â 531.
Motshekga is a member of the ANC’s national executive committee and national working committee and has a Masters degree in education.
Former league president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, on Friday failed to secure a nomination for the league’s top job.
Madikizela-Mandela received 480 votes from the delegates.
The support of the league was key to the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC president last December. – AFP
