The contest for the leadership of the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) in KwaZulu-Natal has crystallised into a two-horse race between former Education MEC Mbali Frazer and former Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Bongi Sithole-Moloi. With the long-awaited elective conference expected to take place early next month, the battle lines are now clearly drawn. Recent nominations by the Inkosi Bhambatha and Josiah Gumede ANCWL regions have elevated Frazer and Sithole-Moloi as the leading contenders, effectively narrowing what had been a fluid and uncertain process.
The developments come at a critical moment for the KZN ANCWL, which has spent more than a year under a provincial task team (PTT) following the dramatic collapse of its 2023 elective congress at Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. That aborted conference was marred by disputes over credentials and procedural disagreements.Frazer, who, in the aborted conference contested the position of ANCWL provincial deputy chairperson, is positioning herself as a candidate of renewal and organisational rebuilding. According to Frazer’s supporters, the former MEC, who they claim demonstrated strong leadership skills during her tenure as Education MEC, will use her skills and political understanding to stabilise branches, restore discipline and reassert the league’s influence within broader ANC decision-making structures.
On the other hand, Sithole-Moloi supporters have projected her as a long-serving ANC leader, whose experience and political depth would strengthen the ANCWL in the province. Sithole-Moloi is viewed by her supporters as a seasoned organiser with a strong grasp of internal party dynamics. The much-awaited ANCWL provincial elective conference (PEC) was scheduled to take place before the end of this year, but had to be moved to January due to logistical challenges. ANCWL national spokesperson Boitumelo Moiloa said the preparations for the conference have been concluded.
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