BREAKING NEWS – City Mayor new Salga National President

Polokwane Executive Mayor Thembi Nkadimeng was elected as National President of the South African Local Government Association (Salga) during a special meeting of the association’s National Executive Committee (NEC) in Pretoria yesterday (Thursday).
Communications and Marketing Manager of the municipality, Matshidiso Mothapo confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa had endorsed the decision by Salga’s NEC. Nkadimeng succeeds Parks Tau.
She served as Salga Deputy President since 2018, a position in which she represented the country’s municipalities in various parts of the world. Mothapo further stated: “Her election comes at a critical time when local government is experiencing difficult challenges and the municipality is confident that she has the right experience and leadership capacity to carry out and accomplish the demanding mandate that has been put on her shoulders and her leadership collective at the country’s behest.
“Polokwane Municipality is proud of our Executive Mayor’s achievements in the national and international footprint on local government and wishes her the best in her new national role. Polokwane is destined to benefit immensely from her national and international leadership and experience on local government,” he concluded.

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