Members of the Executive Council (MECs) in the North West will on Friday be sworn in, following their appointment by Premier Lazarus Mokgosi.

Former African National Congress Youth League president Collen Maine has been appointed Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation MEC, while Madoda Sambatha was moved from the Health Department to Agriculture and Rural Development.

Mokgosi appointed the following MECs: Wessels Morweng for the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management; Oageng Molapisi for Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs; Bitsa Lenkopane for Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism; Sello Lehari for the Department of Health; Viola Motsumi for Department of Education; Kenetswe Mosenogi for Provincial Treasury; Elizabeth Mokua for the Department of Public Works and Roads and Sussana Dantjie for Social Development.

Mokgosi noted that the appointment of MECs of the North West provincial government, was a culmination of wider consultations within and outside government.

He said he was confident that the Executive Council contained men and women of “high ethical standards” that were committed to serving and understanding the implications of the oath of office.

“The composition of the Executive Council affirms our commitment to assert gender equality and representation. It is a collective of institutional memory, fresh talents and skills required to accelerate service delivery and build on the foundation of the sixth administration,” he stated.