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UPDATE | EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga is new Gauteng finance MEC as Lesufi shuffles executive council
Lesufi said the changes respond to the ANC’s minority status and include new appointments from the EFF, IFP and PA.
- On Wednesday, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi reshuffled his executive council, appointing Economic Freedom Fighters provincial leader Nkululeko Dunga as Finance MEC to strengthen the African National Congress's minority government.
- Lesufi's administration, which holds minority status in the 80-seat legislature, struggled to pass an adjustment budget last week due to political disagreements, forcing the ANC to seek coalition support.
- Major cabinet changes include Lebogang Maile moving to education and sports, Faith Mazibuko assuming the health portfolio, and former education MEC Matome Chiloane left without a position in the new executive.
- Dunga is expected to be sworn in on Thursday afternoon as the EFF becomes the fifth party in the government of provincial unity, managing the province's R179-billion budget.
- These changes aim to accelerate service delivery and stabilize the province, with ANC national leadership approving engagement with coalition partners to resolve the budget deadlock and strengthen governance.
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DA, ActionSA react as Panyaza Lesufi adds EFF to Gauteng cabinet
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s decision to reshuffle his cabinet and include the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the executive demonstrates a disregard for the needs of the province’s residents. On Wednesday, 1 April, Lesufi confirmed the appointment of Gauteng EFF chairperson Nkululeko Dunga as the MEC for Finance. The position was previously held by Lebogang Maile, who has since been appointed MEC for …
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UPDATE | EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga is new Gauteng finance MEC as Lesufi shuffles executive council
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has reshuffled his executive council, introducing significant changes, including the appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new finance MEC.
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