SACP leader asks KZN premier to delay swearing him in as MEC
7 June 2016
Durban - KwaZulu-Natal SACP secretary Themba Mthembu has asked Premier Willies Mchunu to delay his swearing-in as agriculture MEC.
Mthembu, who was appointed on Monday, was not part of the four new KwaZulu-Natal MECs sworn in on Tuesday morning in Durban.
"We were supposed to have our new agriculture MEC with us this morning," Mchunu said during the swearing-in ceremony presided over by Deputy Judge President Mjabuliseni Madondo.
"I did announce his name yesterday, but I have been officially informed that he has requested that his swearing-in be delayed. As soon as I am ready, I will announce when he will be sworn in," Mchunu said.