A total of 4,723 delegates are set to attend the ANC national conference in December, a letter from the party headquarters to provincial secretaries showed on Friday. The letter sent by secretary-general Gwede Mantashe and seen by Business Day provides the numerical breakdown of the delegates each province will bring to the national conference. The breakdown will show which candidate for the presidency holds the upper hand as the now opened nomination process progresses. This marks only a slight increase from the party’s last conference in Mangaung in which 4,500 delegates participated. The Mpumalanga province is truly emerging as a kingmaker – particularly as it is now confirmed that it will bring the second largest delegation to the gathering. Powerful Mpumalanga leader David Mabuza is backing a unity ticket, preferably with current ANC treasurer Zweli Mkhize as president. The breakdown of provincial delegations is largely similar to the last conference, with KwaZulu-Natal bringin...
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