A close call at the polls gave the African National Congress (ANC) enough votes to re-establish control of South Africa's most sought-after province. On Wednesday, David Makhura was re-elected as the Gauteng Premier.
Provincial legislatures, across the country, hosted the first sitting of the sixth legislature, where sworn members were allowed the opportunity to elect a Speaker and vote for a Premier.
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David Makhura beats Msimanga for Gauteng PremierThe same procession took place in the national legislature, where Thando Modise was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the House.
In Gauteng, the ANC managed to boot the DA's Solly Msimanga out of the position he occupied with a narrow 38 votes. During the secret ballot process, it was noted that two votes were spoilt and one other was deemed as invalid.
David Makhura, in reaction to his win, stated that he is committed to serving the needs of the people of Gauteng.
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Thank you to the citizens of our country & the people of Gauteng in particular for taking part in the sixth national & provincial elections.
I am humbled by my re-election as the 6th Premier of our beautiful province, & I re-commit myself to continue serving Gauteng faithfully. pic.twitter.com/IdbGzxAPcU
David Makhura (@David_Makhura) May 22, 2019 The province's new Premier will be sworn in at the Emoyeni Conference Centre, in Johannesburg, on Wednesday.
South Africa's elected PremiersThese are the elected Premiers of the other eight provinces:
Limpopo
Stan Mathabatha
Mpumalanga
Relifwe Mtsweni
Northern Cape
Zamani Saul
Free State
Sefora Ntombela
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North West
Job Mokgoro
Western Cape
Alan WInde
Eastern Cape
Oscar Mabuyane
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KwaZulu-Natal
Sihle Zikalala
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David Makhura gets re-elected as Gauteng Premier
23/05/2019
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