ANC Youth League cheers Dlamini-Zuma’s free education call
The party presidential contender’s lecture in Durban was the second in a week organised by official ANC structures
Former African Union chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a contender for the ANC presidency, has lent her support to the call for free education in SA. Dlamini-Zuma delivered the keynote address at the ANC Youth League Free Education Lecture at a packed hall in Durban’s University of Technology on Thursday evening. Dlamini-Zuma received a rapturous welcome from the crowd, which sang songs saying she was destined to lead the ANC and SA into a prosperous future. Also present were several ANC provincial leaders, including youth league provincial secretary-general Njabulo Nzuza and the league’s provincial chairman, Kwazi Mshengu. It was the second time in less than a week that Dlamini-Zuma addressed a meeting organised by an official ANC structure, leading her detractors to complain she is being given an unfair advantage over other contenders. Dlamini-Zuma is tipped to run against Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for the ANC presidency when Jacob Zuma’s term ends in December. Last week D...
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