NEWS ANALYSIS: Ghosts and those in the ANC’s good standing
The stakes are high, as political fortunes will be made and destroyed in December, writes Khulekani Magubane
At no other time in the recent history of the ANC does the term "in good standing" hold more weight than it does now, as the governing party’s structures prepare to hold what may be its most crucial national conference to date. As branches in its regions prepare themselves for an audit process, the authenticity of their books and members is to come under unprecedented scrutiny. The stakes are high, as political fortunes will be made and destroyed in December. The ANC is already investigating claims that the party is riddled with "ghost members", which threaten to undermine its regions’ preparations for the national conference. Approval of the delegates they send to the conference hinges on the validity of their books. The race to succeed President Jacob Zuma has so far been a contest between Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.Mathews Phosa has indicated an appetite to run, an Eastern Cape region has put forward Dr Zweli Mkhize’s name while Lindiwe Sisulu ...
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