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Premier Ntombela to announce FS executive council this week

───   11:47 Mon, 27 May 2019

Premier Ntombela to announce FS executive council this week  | News Article
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Following her re-election as the Free State premier, Sisi Ntombela is set to announce her much-anticipated provincial executive council this week. This is according to the provincial spokesperson, Tiisetso Makhele.


Makhele told OFM News that Ntombela is currently consulting various stakeholders to make sure she chooses a quality executive council that will serve the people of the province with distinction and deliver what is expected of them.

Ntombela was re-elected as Premier in the provincial legislature on last Wednesday.

Her election follows the swearing in of 30 members of the provincial legislature for the 6th democratic administration in Bloemfontein last week.

Makhele added that he is not certain when the premier will make an announcement but it will be before the end of this week.

Ntombela said during her inauguration last week that she would make significant changes in the legislature that is likely to comprise of at least 50% women and the youth.

She said it is time women get the recognition they deserve and she will make sure that when the new executive is announced there would be gender representation.

Ntombela said her second term will be directed by growing the economy, also addressing a number of challenges in the province that include service delivery.

She also said it would be imperative to mix youth and experience in order to get desired outcomes.

Meanwhile, the ANC Alliance that includes the SACP, Cosatu, and Sanco urged the premier for gender representation when she announces her executive.

The ANC Women’s League called for the promotion of equal gender representation when the executive is made public.


OFM News/Michael Tlhakudi 

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