It's youth vs 'old' ahead of the ANC Gauteng conference
6 June 2018
The ANC Youth League in Gauteng has thrown down the gauntlet against the province's current leaders, who are endorsing former youth league leaders to take over the reigns ahead of what is expected to be a fiercely-contested party elective conference next month.
The provincial executive committee (PEC) has announced its backing of Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile for the deputy chairperson position and former Emfuleni mayor Jacob Khawe as secretary. Both are former provincial youth league leaders.
Maile will be up against former Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau and Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, while Khawe will be running against incumbent Hope Papo.
The battle ahead of the July conference has pitted the youth league against the current provincial leadership. However, the youth league is said to have the support of a strong lobby group within the province that includes former chairperson Paul Mashatile.