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