On Sunday, Sisisi Toloshe emerged victorious in the battle for the presidency of the ANC Women's League, dashing her predecessor Bathabile Dlamini's quest to return to the position. This is how it all went down
Former ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini’s quest to return to the position was crushed at the finish line when she lost dismally to Sisisi Tolashe at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on Sunday.
However, it was clear from the initial branch nominations that she was facing an uphill battle. In the branch nominations Tolashe received 1729 votes with her closest challenger Thembeka Mchunu receiving 1038. Despite the signs of rejection from many delegates, Dlamini still took the fight to Tolashe.
Several delegates who spoke to City Press indicated that the outcome of the election was all but confirmed by the reception on the first day, when the majority of the delegates attending the 13With the spotlight focused on the position of the president, early front runners, Tolashe and Dlamini were joined in the race by Mchunu whose campaign picked up steam three months ago.
Makhurupetje appeared to be in firm control of the position with 1088 nominations while her nearest challenger Aphiri was nominated by 453 branches. However, Pule was elected as the new deputy Secretary General when she received 1713 votes. Pule defeated Makhurupetje by 678 votes. Makhurupetje got 1035.
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