ZIZI KODWA RESIGNS AS ANC MP
Johannesburg 15:00pm Ntsumbedzeni Tshimangadzo Former Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, Zizi Kodwa has resigned as a member of Parliament (MP) of the African National Congress (ANC). This follows criticism over Kodwa’s deployment to the National Assembly. According to the statement, Secretary-General of the ANC, Comrade Fikile Mbalula, has received a letter from Comrade Zizi Kodwa formally communicating his resignation as a Member of Parliament. The letter is dated 24 July 2024 and the resignation is with immediate effect. “The African National Congress has accepted the letter, and wishes comrade Zizi well,” the party’s statement reads. Kodwa’s return to Parliament sparked anger among the public even from the ANC’s alliance partner, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu). Only a few weeks after being accused of corruption, on June 25, the former Cabinet minister took the oath of office as an ANC member at the Good Hope Chamber in Cape Town. Were he ...