Weekend Argus<\/em> can reveal. <\/p>\nThe blue party\u2019s highest decision-making body, FedEx is believed to have approved this decision. <\/p>\n
Insiders say the decision was reached after his name was tabled and seconded by a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n
Mackenzie, an MPL, is currently the DA\u2019s spokesperson for transport.<\/p>\n
He previously chaired both the Premier and Constitutional matters, and the Transport and Public Works standing committees, but was removed during a reshuffle last year.<\/p>\n
His new post became vacant when Daylin Mitchell was elected Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) in December, shortly after the DA removed Masizole Mnqasela. <\/p>\n
When Weekend Argus<\/em> contacted Mackenzie, he said he was not aware of the decision.<\/p>\nThe DA\u2019s director of communications, Richard Newton would not confirm nor deny that Mackenzie will be the new MEC, adding that an announcement on the matter was imminent. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have spoken to the team in the premier\u2019s office and they say that an announcement on the new MEC of mobility will be made soon,\u201d said Newton.<\/p>\n
Mackenzie was sworn in as an DA MPL in 2014 and re-elected in 2019. <\/p>\n
In the meantime, Premier Alan Winde will deliver his State of the Province Address this coming Thursday.<\/p>\n
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