Dlabathi returns to duty: ANC NEC rejects Ekurhuleni secretary's resignation

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Thabiso Goba

Thabiso Goba

10 March 2026 | 17:15

In a statement, the ANC in Ekurhuleni praised Dlabathi for gathering multiparty support to push through the adjustment budget.

Dlabathi returns to duty: ANC NEC rejects Ekurhuleni secretary's resignation

ANC Ekurhuleni regional secretary Jongizizwe Dlabathi and chairperson Doctor Xhakaza hold a media briefing in Germiston following the meeting of the party’s regional executive committee on the political and governance state of the metro municipality. Picture: Thabiso Goba/EWN

The African National Congress’s (ANC)National Executive Committee (NEC) has rejected the resignation of Ekurhuleni’s regional secretary, Jongizizwe Dlabathi.

Last month, Dlabathi resigned from his party position and as the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for finance in the metro. However, Dlabathi returned to work today as the Ekurhuleni council passed its adjustment budget.

In a statement, the ANC in Ekurhuleni praised Dlabathi for gathering multiparty support to push through the adjustment budget.

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