President Jacob Zuma is not being charged by the ANC’s integrity commission but only meeting with it to discuss the state of the party. This is according to ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa who also said Zuma was not appearing before the commission as reported earlier on Friday. He said the president would meet the commission on December 3 to discuss the health and state of the ANC. The ANC’s integrity commission is made up of party stalwarts and veterans such as Andrew Mlangeni, Frene Ginwala, Jethro Ndlovu and Sophie De Bruyn. Mlangeni, who chairs the commission, called on Zuma last month to step down and accused him of destroying the economy and the ANC. Ginwala has criticised Zuma for not answering questions put to him by former public protector Thuli Madonsela in her state-capture investigation. On Friday, the ANC’s national working committee (NWC) was meeting party veterans, who are worried about the state of the party. This was a continuation of the first meeting held on Monday. The ...

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