Masuku appointment brings hope to ANC female leaders

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Published Dec 6, 2025

The ANC's Johannesburg region has made history, electing its first woman chairperson - Loyiso Masuku.

The outcome was an upset, as Masuku beat the incumbent chairperson and city mayor Dada Morero in the contest.

Pundits are reading Masuku's victory as a powerful statement for gender representation, not only within one of the ANC's largest regions, but across other structures as well, and arguably signals potential shifts in the party's internal dynamics.

The outcome is also being cast as both a signal of generational change and of renewed debates over the party's direction in Gauteng's economic hub. Let's bring in Newly Elected ANC's Chairperson for the Greater Johannesburg Region., Loyiso Masuku..

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