Appointment of SACP man as MEC not done to appease alliance partner - KZN ANC
6 June 2016
Durban – The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has denied that its surprise appointment of South African Communist Party provincial secretary Themba Mthembu as the new agriculture MEC was a move to appease the alliance partner.
The SACP last week threatened to pull out of the election campaign because they were not happy with how the nomination lists had been compiled.
But on Monday, newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu, while addressing the media after reshuffling his cabinet, said Mthembu's appointment was based on "his understanding and experience in the ggriculture and rural development portfolio committee".
"Mthembu’s experience is going to be useful and I hope that everyone is going to sympathise with our decision," Mchunu said.