Benson Ngqentsu, ANC Member of Provincial Legislature and SACP provincial secretary in the Western Cape.
The ANC has asked the Western Cape legislature to recall SACP provincial secretary Benson Ngqentsu as an MPL after the SACP decided to contest the 2026 local government elections independently.
ANC Provincial Task Team coordinator Thandi Mkasi fired the first salvo when she wrote to Western Cape Legislature Speaker Daylin Mitchell, requesting Ngqentsu's removal amid threats of litigation by his party.
Ngqentsu became aware of his removal on Sunday when ANC chief whip Ayanda Bans notified him of the correspondence copied to her and Mitchell subsequently confirmed it. ANC also wrote to municipalities after it summarily expelled its councillors appearing on lists of other parties.
This was five months after ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula indicated that members holding dual membership should decide who they would support between the ANC and SACP during the municipal elections.
