The ANC Youth League has thrown its weight behind Stan Mathabatha as its preferred candidate to lead the ruling party in Limpopo, ahead of the provincial conference next month.

This is a boost to Mathabatha’s quest to lead the province after the elections, ahead of his contender, Dickson Masemola.

Things are not looking too bright for Masemola. Those aligned to him have lost the leadership race in three regions of the ANC in the province, with a fourth region said to have switched support to Mathabatha as well.

Masemola was education MEC when Limpopo found itself in the news with the textbook saga. Mathabatha moved him to another department and spared him the axe when he took over as premier and fired other MECs.
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