‘For the sake of our future’
Some ANC members express concern about the future of the party and the country, and take a public stance after alleging that internal ANC processes are lacking
A group of ANC stalwarts and long-serving members, under the banner "For the sake of our future", have expressed concern about the future of the party and the country, and have decided to take a public stance after alleging that internal ANC processes were lacking. The 101 signatories said that, collectively and as individuals, they had tried to engage President Jacob Zuma and the ANC’s other top five officials, through the office of the secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, in the belief that they could contribute to correcting many of the "ills befallen our organisation". "The pace of events unfolding in the ANC, government and civil society severely limits the ability of many within the African National Congress to use the normal internal processes and largely dysfunctional structures to raise concerns and potential solutions; there is simply not the time," they said in a statement. "We believe that the overwhelming majority of ANC members who are committed to the real values of the ...
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