Ngcukayitobi’s attorneys demand retraction from Mbalula over candidate list row

Reported by HeraldLIVE · Thu 16:06 · Nomazima Nkosi

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ANC secretary in the Eastern Cape Lulama Ngcukayitobi has given party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula five days to retract claims he was to blame for the candidate list submission that left several municipalities uncontested by the party in the province.

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