EDITORIAL | Incoming premier Lesufi will inherit a long list of problems
Overseeing SA’s economic hub with its most populous city will be a demanding assignment for the new premier
05 October 2022 - 21:33
On Thursday, Gauteng gets a new premier. This as David Makhura announced his resignation after being in the position since 2014, leaving behind a province riddled with problems and a tenure marked with more low points than high. ANC Gauteng chair and education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is set to be voted in as the new premier at a special sitting scheduled by the Gauteng provincial legislature...
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