ANC’s Nomvuyo Manamela elected Gauteng Deputy Speaker after DA’s Nt'sekhe resigns amid GPU impasse

The African National Congress’ (ANC) Nomvuyo Mahlakaza-Manamela was on Thursday elected unopposed as the new Deputy Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL). Mahlakaza-Manamela took up the position after the Democratic Alliance’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe resigned amid the collapse in talks between the ANC and the DA to form the Government of Provincial Unity. The ANC and the DA talks collapsed as they could not agree on the composition of the Gauteng Cabinet. The DA wanted four MEC positions, while the ANC was only willing to offer them three. The ANC ended up with seven key MEC…