ANC in North West ‘in trouble’, says Mantashe after secretary killed
Murder of Obuti Chika an ‘extreme version’ of province’s challenges, says African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe THE murder of Obuti Chika, North West African National Congress (ANC) secretary in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda region, is an ugly curtain-raiser to the start of the party’s national elective conference in Mangaung on Sunday, with rival factions seemingly determined to influence the outcome of the conference at all costs.ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said in a radio interview on Friday that the ANC in the North West was "in trouble". He said the murder was an "extreme version" of the challenges facing the province, and it should be treated as a criminal act.This comes just a few weeks after provincial secretary Kabelo Mataboge survived a shooting incident that some linked to infighting in the province between two dominant groups — one associated with Mr Mataboge and another with provincial chairman Supra Mahumapelo.Mr Mahumapelo had been the chief camp...
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