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The Citizen
01-08-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
Leadership battle heats up in Limpopo
An early ANC Limpopo elective conference sparks debate over who will succeed Stan Mathabatha as provincial chairperson. The ANC in Limpopo will hold an early provincial elective conference in an endeavour to make space for the 2026 local government elections. ANC Limpopo provincial secretary Vhamusanda Reuben Madadzhe said the party had engaged robustly and an early elective conference would give the province ample time to work on its local government election with a new political structure in place. The term of office for the provincial executive committee (PEC), Madadzhe said, comes to an end in June 2026. Term of PEC in Limpopo comes to end in June 2026 The announcement of an early PEC conference has since ignited hot debate about which ANC members in the province are eligible to replace Stan Mathabatha as party provincial chair. The Citizen can reveal that only two names are being touted for Mathabatha's replacement. ALSO READ: Mbalula launches probe into Limpopo ANC election irregularities Topping the list is premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba and that of the current Peter Mokaba regional chair and Polokwane local municipality mayor Makoro John Mpe. Ramathuba has been credited for her no-nonsense approach to governance, while Mpe has been praised for good audit opinions at his previous Capricorn district and now Polokwane local municipalities. He is believed to be able to increase party membership and replace the KwaZulu-Natal as the ANC's biggest province ahead of the party's national elective conference in 2027. Others said to be in the running are mayor for the Mopani district municipality, Pule Shayi, current deputy provincial secretary Basikopo Makamu and speaker for the Limpopo provincial legislature, Dr Makoma Makhurupetje. The current regional secretary for the Sekhukhune region, Mathope Tala, is the favourite to replace the sitting provincial secretary, Madadzhe, who is rumoured to be heading to replace Makamu as Limpopo MEC for cooperative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs under either Ramathuba or Mpe's ticket. ALSO READ: ANC Limpopo regional elective conference records largest spending since 1994 Madadzhe is a South African traditional leader and politician serving as the provincial secretary of the ANC in Limpopo since June 2022. He is also the chief of the Madzikuse area in Tshikonelo, Vhembe district municipal area. Mpe 's allegations Madadzhe said the ANC in Limpopo had not officially seen anything that suggests Mpe was entangled in the R56.3 million contract awarded to a company allegedly linked to a Zimbabwean 'boyfriend' of the city manager. Mpe claims the allegations are a ploy by his political foes.
The Citizen
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
ANC confirms Peter Mokaba regional conference to start after delays
POLOKWANE – The provincial secretary of the ANC in Limpopo, Reuben Madadzhe has this evening announced that the Peter Mokaba Regional Conference will commence tomorrow from 13:00. This follows three consecutive postponements from the start of May, initially scheduled to take place at The Ranch Resort. He said this during a media briefing held earlier at the Polokwane Council Chamber, which was convened on the 11th hour by spokesperson of the Regional Task Team, Adolph Rapetswa, in which convener, John Mpe, was not a part of. 'The 10th Regional Conference was unable to convene its business on the afore-mentioned dates because of outstanding disputes which were processed internally within the structures of the ANC,' Madadzhe said after a Provincial Disputes Resolution Committee delayed in its finalisation, affecting the set date. Similarly, at a national level when some disputes were escalated due to branches being unhappy with outcomes from the province. The disputes are in relation to alleged violations of democratic processes in the nomination of branch delegates, including suspicion that faces of branch-nominated conference delegates were different from those registered, among other questionable concerns. However, Madadzhe said he had been advised by the NDRC that all outstanding appeals would be finalised by noon tomorrow. 'The pre-registration relating to the conference is an advanced stage, and it is anticipated that it will be complete by tonight, May 20 and the collection of the tags will take place on May 21 between 09:00 and 11:00,' he concluded. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
