National Congress held in November 2009, Hulisani was succeeded by Ndebele Linda as president of PAYCO African Socialist International (ASI) Hulisani, in his capacity as an official of PAYCO, has a relationship with the ASI, an international body of socialists who pursue a pan-African agenda. In 2006, he had a meeting with ASI Chairman Omali Yeshitela and others, on his visit to South Africa. Mayihlome News On 30 May 2009 Hulisani, as President of the PAYCO launched Mayihlome News, an online Pan-Africanist journal. Initially, Mayihlome News was hosted on the free WordPress platform, and in July 2014 it was moved to a self-hosted platform. Mayihlome News has attracted Pan-Africanists worldwide giving insight into the Pan-Africanist political landscape in South Africa. Controversies Many controversies have followed the election of Hulisani as president of PAYCO. Some even call them politically suicidal: Call for Lethlapa Mphahlele to step down 9 January 2008: Hulisani, in a statement, called for the resignation of PAC president Lethlapa Mphahlele. This position was met with strong objection among the leadership of the PAC, who even mentioned that PAYCO did not qualify, as a component structure, to call for the resignation of the president of the organization. Some provincial PAYCO leaders distanced themselves from the decision and the pronouncement made by Hulisani, some even calling it unilateral. However, Hulisani insisted that the decision was not taken by his person but by the NEC of PAYCO, including the provincial leaders. 2009 General Elections 30 January 2009: a communication was made by the PAYCO NEC, to the members, on the decision to boycott the 2009 General Elections of South Africa to refuse the PAC votes. This position received some opposition from within the Pan Africanist Youth Congress of Azania, and was also against the position of PAC, as it participated in the elections. Education Hulisani Holds an LLB (hons) from Unisa where he also completed his BJuris. References 1979 births Living people People from Thulamela Local Municipality South African Venda people Pan Africanist Congress of Azania politicians University of South Africa alumni