The Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) elected new leadership at a three-day conference, the party said on Sunday.
At the regional conference held in Midrand, Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo was elected as chairperson for the region, said spokesperson Sinkenke Kekana.
Oupa Monareng was elected as Masondo’s deputy, while Pule Mlambo was elected as secretary for the region.
Nonceba Molwelwe was elected as deputy secretary and Geoff Makhubolo as treasurer.
Kekana said political, organisational and financial reports from the regional executive committee were tabled at the conference. ”The reports were tabled and adopted at the conference.”
He hailed the conference as a success.
Meanwhile, the national executive committee (NEC) of the ANC Youth League has resolved to ask for the ”recall” of President Thabo Mbeki.
”The NEC resolved that the president of the republic must be recalled and will further engage the NEC of the ANC on the possibility of calling an early general election,” newly elected spokesperson Maropene Ntuli said.
She said a date has not been set to meet the ANC on this matter but it should be soon.
The league held its 23rd national congress in Centurion from Friday to Sunday.
The youth body also resolved that provinces must examine disciplinary cases and uplift suspensions related to the unprincipled lobbying that occurred in the build-up to the 23rd national congress.
”The affected comrades must still be strongly reprimanded and the lifting of the suspensions must not be interpreted as an act of condoning their conduct, but rather an opportunity for them to become part of the healing process and contribute in defending the unity and cohesion of the ANC,” Ntuli said.
She said the NEC firmly reiterated that members who continue to associate themselves with factional divisive tendencies have no place in the ANCYL and will be dealt with in terms of its code of conduct.
The NEC reaffirmed its support for ANC president Jacob Zuma and said he will be not only the face of the ANC’s election campaign, but will also become the country’s next president.
It called on every ANCYL province to demonstrate its support for the ANC president by participating in the pickets outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court where Zuma’s trial begins on Monday, and in their respective provinces for those who could not travel to Pietermaritzburg. — Sapa