Jacob Zuma considers the Constitution, leadership and the land question
Whoever loses the race to become ANC president, must become the party’s deputy president, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday. During his closing address of the ANC national policy conference in Nasrec in Johannesburg, Zuma also made a call for unity and the abolishment of factionalism in the party. A few months ahead of the ANC’s national conference in December, the leadership race has heated up, with former AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa seen as the front runners, and others such as Baleka Mbete, Mathews Phosa and Lindiwe Sisulu being mentioned as possible candidates. Zuma said the general agreement in the commissions was that leaders had to be elected in accordance with the principles of integrity, discipline, honesty and trustworthiness, and their service to the people, track record and hard work. He said there had to be a mature and sound way to manage the succession race politically. "The experiences of past conferences...
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