ANC names WC task team after reshuffling provincial PEC

The African National Congress (ANC) has named its full provincial task team (PTT) following a decision to reshuffle the party’s executive committee (PEC) in the Western Cape.

The establishment in the province comes amid a push to renew the party, especially in the key regions where it has fallen out of favour with voters.

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In 2024’s general elections, the ANC slipped further down the polls nationally and in some provinces that were once strongholds.

Task teams have since been set up in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and now the Western Cape to address the poor electoral performance and drive the ANC’s renewal agenda.

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula met with the Western Cape PEC on Wednesday after months of speculation on a possible dissolution of the top provincial structure.

Mbalula said while a decision to disband the structure had not been taken, a reconfiguration is needed, with former ambassador to the United States (US), Ebrahim Rasool, set to lead as convenor.

"His 1st deputy convener: Linda Moss, 2nd deputy convener: Vuyiso Tyhalisisu, coordinator: Thandi Manikivana Makasi, 1st deputy coordinator: Melanie Tembo, 2nd deputy coordinator: Phlisa Makeleni, fundraiser: Richard Dyantyi. These are the comrades who will constitute the PTT."

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