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ANC member, Nathan Oliphant to replace SANCO leader in North West Provincial Legislature

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Picture: ANC member, Nathan Oliphant/Facebook  

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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Former ANCYL president, Collen Maine to be appointed as the Deputy Speaker of North West Provincial Legislature

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Picture: Former North West MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation Department, Collen Maine  

By OBAKENG MAJE

1 October 2024- The ANC in North West said it welcomes the resignation of South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) provincial chairperson, Tshepo Khoza, as a Member of Provincial Legislature (MPL) in the North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL).

The ANC provincial spokesperson, Tumelo Maruping said Khoza has canvassed this thoroughly thoughtful decision with his organisation and ANC.

“The ANC Provincial Executive Committee wishes to thank Khoza for his continued dedication to the movement and the people of the North West. He remains a dependable cadre of the movement, who has committed to continue to contribute to our National Democratic Revolution (NDR), through various roles and responsibilities, which both SANCO and the ANC shall proceed to bestow on him.

“The ANC PEC has thus resolved to deploy Collen Maine as the ANC Deputy Speaker candidate for the North West Provincial Legislature. Maine is the former ANCYL president, former ANC NEC member and therefore brings about vast experience of both the organisation and governance,” he said.

Maruping further said Maine is a former Member of Executive Council (MEC) of the 5th and 7th administration respectively. He added that Maine’s deployment to the legislature given the experience, shall therefore give new impetus on the oversight role of the house.

“Subsequent to these developments, the ANC further welcomes the decision by the North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi, to appoint Virginia Tsotso Tlhapi as a Member of Executive Council (MEC) responsible for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation Department.

“A very thoughtful decision indeed. Tlhapi served diligently in the same portfolio during the 6th administration and has in-depth knowledge and experience of the portfolio,” said Maruping.

He said ANC wants to thank Maine on the remarkable successful strides he made in the past three month as the MEC and firmly confident that the new MEC will continue with the good work.

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