News24 | ‘Selected by the best’: Top political minds to choose Rise Mzansi’s MPs
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Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi.
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Rise Mzansi coopted several political bigwigs to oversee its independent candidate selection nominations for the upcoming general election.
On Monday, the party announced the names of experienced political players who will serve on its Independent Candidate Selection Nominations Committee (NomCom). They will have the final say as to who represents the party in the national and provincial legislatures as MPs and MPLs respectively.
In a statement, party leader Songezo Zibi said the NomCom will deliberate on the more than 400 nominations and applications received over the last few months.
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