Another turbulent political year is anticipated for SA in 2017 as the governing ANC prepares to hold its 54th national conference, which will draw the curtain on President Jacob Zuma’s two terms as party president and elect his successor. The year 2016 closed with the first real sign of a rebellion against Zuma and his acolytes within the national executive committee (NEC) — the ANC’s highest decision-making body between conferences — when a strident call was made for his removal as the president of the country. Zuma survived, but the development signalled the coming of a bitter battle for control of the party as it heads to its next elective conference, scheduled for December 16-20. The 2017 political calendar is set to kick off with a special ANC NEC meeting on Wednesday at which it will discuss and formulate its annual anniversary statement to be delivered by Zuma at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Sunday. The January 8 statement sets the tone for the year, and this one is likely to...
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