ANC leaders fail to resolve Western Cape infighting
The ANC’s national working committee, including top-six leaders, fail to broker peace between warring factions in the Western Cape
There is still no resolution to the infighting that threatens to cripple the ANC in the Western Cape, despite marathon talks on Monday between the party’s national leadership and the provincial executive. The party’s national working committee, including top-six leaders such as President Jacob Zuma and secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, were in the Western Cape at the weekend in an attempt to broker peace between the warring factions. However, no resolution could be reached and national leadership would now set aside two days next week to continue with talks, said ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa. "The meeting was postponed … we want to hear all sides … and we want to make sure that when we come out of this we have a stronger and united ANC in the Western Cape that will be ready for 2019," said Kodwa. The ANC in the province has been rocked by divisions and infighting in recent years, which has had a cost at the polls, with the DA increasing its majority in the province. The infighting is se...
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