Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty Balindlela (born 28 November 1949) was the Premier of the Eastern Cape in South Africa

South Africa

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 from 26 April 2004 until 1 August 2008.

Firing

In July 2008, Balindlela resigned from her position as premier after pressure from the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress

African National Congress

The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...

, of which she was a member. Balindlela also subsequently resigned from "active" politics - however she still remained an active ANC PEC member. Both her "sacking" and that of the neighboring Western Cape

Western Cape

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's ANC premier Ebrahim Rasool

Ebrahim Rasool

Ebrahim Rasool was the Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. He is a member of the African National Congress.Anti-Apartheid Struggle Activist:...

 were announced on the same day.

Her successor, Mbulelo Sogoni

Mbulelo Sogoni

Mbulelo Sogoni is a South African politician. A member of the African National Congress , Sogoni has been the Premier of the Eastern Cape since 31 July 2008 when he replaced Nosimo Balindlela...

, was sworn in on 1 August 2008. She resigned from the ANC on November 4 of that year to join the Congress of the People.