Sisisi Tolashe thrashes opponents to land ANC Women’s League presidency

A slate led by Eastern Cape born Sisisi Tolashe made a clean sweep at the ANC Women’s League conference at Johannesburg’s Nasrec Expo Centre this weekend.

Tolashe, elected the league’s new president, mounted a successful campaign to depose Bathabile Dlamini who was seeking re-election.

Tolashe thrashed Dlamini and Thembeka Mchunu to clinch the position.

Tolashe received 1,756 votes, Mchunu got 1,038 while Dlamini received an embarrassing 170 votes.

Lungi Gcabashe, who was Tolashe’s running mate, was announced as the league’s deputy president.

The secretary-general of the league is Nokuthula Nqaba.

Dina Pule was elected deputy secretary-general receiving 1,713 of the votes.

Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae received the biggest chunk of the votes, garnering over 2,000 for treasurer-general.

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