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Eastern Cape ANC secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has given party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula five days to retract claims he was to blame for the candidate list submission that left several municipalities uncontested by the party in the province.
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What happened
Eastern Cape ANC secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi has given party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula five days to retract claims he was to blame for the candidate list submission that left several municipalities uncontested by the party in the province.
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