Nkonyeni appointed KZN education MEC

KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature speaker Peggy Nkonyeni has been appointed education MEC.

   

She was sworn in by KwaZulu-Natal Deputy Judge President Achmat Jappie at a brief ceremony in Durban on Monday.

   

She takes over from Senzo Mchunu, who was elected KwaZulu-Natal premier last month. Mchunu said the legislature would elect a new speaker on Tuesday.

   

Nkonyeni, who trained as a secondary school teacher, served as health MEC from 2004 to 2009.

   

-Sapa