
Embattled KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga has been thrown a lifeline after the National Freedom Party (NFP) made a dramatic U-turn on her expulsion from the party.
The NFP’s national executive committee resolved last week to expel Shinga after she refused to support a motion of no confidence against KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli in December last year. The motion was sponsored by the Jacob Zuma-aligned uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party).
Shinga also defied instructions from the party to vacate her seat in the provincial legislature.
However, on Tuesday the party announced…
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