10 November 2007

The IFP Women’s Brigade elected its new chairperson Thembi Nzuza to replace the organisation’s caretaker leader Abbie Mchunu MP during an annual conference in Ulundi. The IFPWB’s new Chairperson was elected uncontested.

“We are thrilled by our women’s democratic choice and we congratulate Thembi on her new position and the responsibilities it carries. Thembi Nzuza is a selfless individual who can be relied on to pursue the IFPWB’s agenda with utmost dedication and professionalism. We have elected the right person for the job,” said IFPWB’s Acting Chairperson Abbie Mchunu MP.

 The IFPWB is looking forward to being led by Thembi Nzuza as the new leader faces the task of implementing the conference’s action-packed resolutions that focus on women’s role in eradicating poverty and fighting HIV/Aids, crime and corruption.

 “The conference has provided the IFPWB and the IFP at large with intellectual ammunition to fight the 2009 election on the strength of our resolve to address rural and urban hardships, structural unemployment and erosion of cultural and family values,” said Thembi Nzuza.

 Traditionally, the IFPWB sees women as the bedrock of South Africa’s family life. “We are determined to draw on our inner strength to revive many of the values that have been eroded by the rapid social changes which have, in recent years, brought relative economic stability, but often at the expense of moral decay,” said Thembi Nzuza.

 Councillor Thembi Nzuza leads the IFP in eThekwini Metro and serves on the council’s Executive Committee.

Contact: Thembi Nzuza, 083 682 6702