THE North West African National Congress (ANC) chairman and Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs MEC, Nono Maloyi, took an oath on Wednesday, 21 June, as the acting premier.
This comes after Premier Bushy Maape underwent a successful orthopaedic surgery at the Klerksdorp's Wilmed Park Hospital.
The doctors advised Maape to take some time off during his healing.
"As a result, Premier Maape has appointed MEC Maloyi to act on his behalf in line with Chapter 6, Section 131(1) (a) of the Constitution of the Republic," premier's spokesman Sello Tatai said.
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The ANC in the province welcomed the sworn-in of the ANC provincial chairman, Maloyi, as the acting North West premier.
The ANC provincial secretary, Louis Diremelo, said this was a request by Premier Maape who is recuperating well from knee surgery.
"The ANC has succinctly committed itself that acceleration of service delivery remains the order of the day, and its manifestos remains the guiding booklet. The people’s movement wishes Maloyi all the best in this added responsibility and mandates government at all levels to reduce meetings and hit the ground running,” Diremelo said.
