Politics
19.2.2019 08:19 pm
New DA MPL joins EC legislature at eleventh hour
Fezeka Mbiko was sworn in at the Provincial Legislature in Bhisho today. She takes over from her medical boarded party colleague Celeste Barker.
With just over two months before the end of the term for fifth administration, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has appointed a new Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL).
New DA MPL joins EC legislature at eleventh hour
Fezeka Mbiko was sworn in at the Provincial Legislature in Bhisho today. She takes over from her medical boarded party colleague Celeste Barker.
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