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By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
7 October 2024- The ANC member, Nathan Oliphant will be sworn-in as the new Member of Provincial Legislature (MPL) in North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL) on 8 October 2024. Oliphant’s swearing-in comes after the resignation of embattled South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) provincial chairperson, Tshepo Khoza.
The swearing-in will take place at Rio Hotel in Klerksdorp at 2pm.
Khoza, who was representing ANC and elected as the Deputy Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature, resigned from that position barely three months after his deployment. He was unceremoniously removed from the position after a fake matric certificate scandal.
According to allegations, Khoza submitted a fake matric certificate and there was an outcry for his removal as the Deputy Speaker. However, he also resigned as the Member of Provincial Legislature (MPL).
Now, the ANC has nominated Oliphant as the next candidate to fill in the casual vacancy.
The Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature, Desbo Mohono said: “In terms of Section 107 of the Constitution, before a Member of the Legislature (MPL) begin to perform his or her functions in the legislature, he or she must swear or affirm faithfulness to the Republic and obedience to the Constitution in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Constitution.
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