Former president Jacob Zuma's wife-to-be, Nonkanyiso Conco,
has resigned from her job as national executive committee treasurer and
communications officer at the non-profit organisation She Conquers.
The 24-year-old had until close of business on Monday to
resign or face a recall.
She was accused of failing to disclose her relationship
with Zuma and “was not transparent about their affiliation”.
Leonora Mathe, deputy chairperson of the She Conquers
national executive committee, confirmed that Conco had handed in her
resignation on Sunday.
"Yes, Conco did resign yesterday [Sunday]," Mathe
said, adding that the resignation was accepted.
She Conquers was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa
in 2016 to tackle issues facing women in South Africa, including the rising
rate of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women; teenage
pregnancy; and gender-based violence.
Mathe said Conco's affiliation with Zuma was against what
the organisation aimed to achieve.
“As young girls we are lured and used by people with power
who use their position to take advantage of us,” said she said.
“As a campaign we promote economic empowerment and
self-dependency of young women to eliminate the concept of reliance of
‘blessers’.”
Conco‚ who is 52 years younger than Zuma‚ gave birth to a
son on Zuma’s 76th birthday on April 12. She has been visiting the Nkandla
compound since she was 19‚ the Sunday Times reported.
Conco will become Zuma’s seventh wife. times
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