DANIEL SILKE: The ANC's battle lines have been drawn as Zuma hobbles on
The next 11 months are likely to be fraught with internal Machiavellian game-playing as the factions attempt to gain adherents or undermine their opponents
Notwithstanding the pressures on President Zuma to step down early, the 105th birthday anniversary of the ANC over this weekend has served to cement the view that South Africa is likely to live with the status quo of leadership personalities until – at least – December 2017. In the interim, the ANCWL has not surprisingly backed Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to lead the ANC. This comes on the heels of the November endorsement from COSATU that Cyril Ramaphosa would be their preferred candidate. Dalmini-Zuma’s endorsement is important for two reasons. Firstly, it levels the playing field with Ramaphosa who had a small but significant head-start from the trade union movement. It also significantly implies that these two candidates are critically important in attempting a re-boot of the ANC – albeit only from 2018 onwards. For those who perhaps thought that President Zuma himself would vacate office, the looming battles between his former wife and the Deputy President also imply that the broade...
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