Jongizizwe Dlabathi resigns as ANC Ekurhuleni secretary again
Jongizizwe Dlabathi has resigned from his position as ANC regional secretary in Ekurhuleni for the second time this year. He intends to focus on his municipal government responsibilities rather than the full-time party role.
Why it matters
This resignation highlights internal political tensions and administrative challenges within South Africa's ruling party, the ANC.
Ekurhuleni finance MMC and ANC regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi has resigned from his party post for the second time this year.
Dlabathi previously stepped down as regional secretary in February, citing political tensions in the region. His resignation was subsequently overturned by the ANC provincial task team, allowing him to remain in the position.
This time, the ANC has accepted his resignation.
In a letter to ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula , Dlabathi said he had weighed his options of remaining a full-time regional secretary or pursuing other employment before deciding to relinquish the party position and remain in municipal government.
“Having applied my mind on the options to either remain full-time as a regional secretary or other employment, I thus wish to inform the secretary-general that I have opted to recuse myself from the full-time responsibility of regional secretary, thus opting to remain within my municipal responsibility,” he wrote.
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