The debate on Nkandla and state capture was prematurely closed by the ANC leadership, a report sanctioned by the ANC leadership revealed on Tuesday. The report, which canvassed the party’s 53 regions nationwide, also called on the president and the entire national executive committee (NEC) to resign. It was handed to its national working committee last month. It was commissioned by the party’s leadership after the ANC’s humiliating local government elections performance. The document indicates the party leadership papered over the cracks to deal with a deepening crisis in the party, rather than exploring ways to heed its membership’s call. It also shows a party in which the voice and actions of its leadership are at war with public sentiment. The regions suggested that President Jacob Zuma should be disciplined and raised questions as to why the Constitutional Court judgment on Nkandla and allegations of state capture were not referred to the party’s integrity committee. The documen...
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