EFF councillor resigns to pursue private venture
From traffic officer to politics and now business, the EFF ’ s Amandlangawethu Madaka has resigned as a councillor to explore a new venture in the corporate world.
Madaka is replaced by Siyabulela Mosi who was sworn in on Tuesday as an EFF PR councillor.
“I am going elsewhere and moving away from the region,” Madaka said.
“It will be pointless to try to hog positions while there are capable cadres to see to the people’s needs.”
The former EFF chair said he would be continuing as a member of the party.
Madaka first joined the council in 2020 after the resignation of Zilindile Vena. He was elected chair of the region in 2018 in a tight race against Vena that came down to a vote.
Before his move to politics, Madaka worked as a traffic officer for the metro for 15 years. He resigned in 2014.
Highlighting the 2017/2018 council decision to insource security workers as the milestone of his time at the helm of the party, Madaka said he was sure the party would build on those gains.
“I am proud of what we
achieved. I have no regrets,” he said.
“There are other things we still wanted to achieve but I am confident in the abilities of the current leadership.”
Last year, he was up against Khanya Ngqisha for the region’s chairmanship.
Mosi takes over the reins after serving on the EFF labour desk. The 40-year-old Motherwell resident has been a member of the EFF since 2014.
EFF Nelson Mandela Bay region deputy chair Ayanda Frans said they expected a seamless transition.
“The EFF is a mandate-driven organisation. We operate on the basis that if there is a directive that should be advised by the national structures we do so. Mosi being sworn in knows the tenets of the party.
“Our mission is simple and that is the restoring the dignity of black people,” Frans said.