Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede sworn in as KwaZulu-Natal legislature

Embattled former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has been sworn in at the KwaZulu-Natal legislature.

Gumede was forced to step down from the mayorship in light of criminal charges for fraud and corruption, which she still faces.

She now replaces the late MPL Ricardo Mthembu, who passed away from COVID-19 in June. After consulting with the national office, it was agreed that we should deployee Mam Gumede (Zandile) to the provincial legislature and Amon Zondi to the national assembly (parliament in Cape Town),” Ntombela said.

Gumede is yet to publicly comment about the move to the legislature which is viewed by some of her supporters as a major victory and a strategic move.

Some of Gumede’s supporters previously told Independent Media that while she is the frontrunner to bounce back as the eThekwini ANC regional chairperson, she no longer harbours the ambition of returning as mayor where she is up against Thabani Nyawose.

“This is a chess move for us in the region. Now that she is out of the way and cannot be mayor again, our camp will attract more supporters from the other camps,” one of her longtime supporters from KwaMashu said to Independent Media shortly after the swearing in.

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Source: eNCA