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The South African Communist Party welcomes the appointment of Dr Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo by Limpopo Premier Chupu Mathabatha as his special advisor with his advisory role mainly focusing on economic development, communications, and stakeholder relations, as announced by Premier Mathabatha on Tuesday. The SACP congratulates Dr Mashilo for his appointment. 

There was prior consultation between the SACP and Dr Mashilo leading to his acceptance of the appointment, based on the SACP’s leadership guidance and emphasis that the sub-national spheres of the state and development, namely provincial and local government levels, are as important as the national sphere. It is important to assert in practice the necessity to contribute and build professional and technical capacity at all levels of our government to serve the people. 

The SACP wishes to see provinces and municipalities robustly driving production development and economic and social upgrading, inclusive of employment creation, through industrialisation and innovation as critical elements of transformation in this age of advanced, deepening and widening digital technological revolution. The SACP is confident that Dr Mashilo will contribute meaningfully to our national development imperatives in his new role given the meritocratic grounds on which Premier Mathabatha appointed him and the role he has been playing in policy development, as well as in the labour movement historically.   

The SACP wishes Dr Mashilo, who remains a member of its Central Committee with continued dedication, all the best. 

Issued by The SACP