Sihle Zikalala to Resign as MEC as ANC Redeploys Him to Parliament: “He Was Useless as Premier,” SA Complains

• Former KZN premier Sihle Zikalala will be heading the National Assembly of South Africa
• Zikalala's redeployment means the ANC member will have to resign from his current position as Cogta MEC
• The ANC decision comes as Mervyn Dirks and Tshilidzi Munyai resigned as members of Parliament

DURBAN - The ANC has decided to redeploy former KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala to the National Assembly.

Zikalala will have to resign from his position of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC by Tuesday, 31 January before he takes on his new position in Parliament.

The ANC has not revealed what position Zikalala will fill, but only stated that the party is confident that the Cogta MEC redeployment will "accelerate the agenda of the national democratic revolution".

The has been speculation that Zikalala will form part of President Cyril Ramaphosa's new executive when the president's much-anticipated shuffle happens, TimesLIVE reported.

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The KwaZulu-Natal ANC spokesperson Mafika Mndebele told News24 that Zikalala would indeed be leaving the provincial legislature when he head to the National Assembly.

Zikalala's redeployment comes after Mervyn Dirks and Tshiliszi Munyai resigned as MPs.

South Africans are not impressed with Zikalala's redeployment to Parliament

South Africans are disappointed that the ANC decided to reward Zikalala with a parliamentary position after he reportedly failed as premier.

Below are some comments:

@owe2zdad claimed:

"You fail a province and get promoted to become a minister. Failure isn't bad in the ANC."

@hopefulmuntu predicted:

"In the future, clinical psychology students will be covering a topic on self hate. They will use South Africa as a case study, researching how did millions of people vote for a criminal organisation called the ANC."

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@Indepentdepend1 added:

"He was useless as premier, let him go to other useless people in the national cabinet."

@ZozoHlumile commented:

"The recycling of inefficient stakeholders is the primary reason why ANC is crying sabotage in all spheres of government."

@stan_nare stated:

"The more useless you are, the quicker you are promoted in the ANC."

Panyaza Lesufi urges new Johannesburg Mayor Thapelo Amad to focus on service delivery, SA reacts

In another story, Briefly News reported that the Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) chairperson Panyaza Lesufi has encouraged the newly elected Mayor of Johannesburg Thapelo Amad to focus on delivering quality services to residents of the city.

He congratulated Amad on his role at a media briefing and said he should ignore criticism from people with agendas:

"On behalf of these coalition teams, on behalf of all these political parties, you are one of us, count on our support and we will never abandon you. We want to congratulate you, this is your city."

Source: Briefly News