ANC decides on new North West premier
21 June 2018
The ANC's National Working Committee has decided on 70-year-old Job Mokgoro as the North West premier.
Mokgoro, who is the former director-general for the province, was picked during a special NWC meeting on Wednesday night.
The party was racing against time as the 30-day deadline to find a candidate to replace Supra Mahumapelo is on Friday. Mahumapelo went on "early retirement" last month.
The judge president of the North West High Court in Mahikeng had already called for a sitting of the legislature on Friday to fill the vacancy.