ANC Boland leader suspended for Sisulu campaign
Jonton Snyman, ANC secretary in the Western Cape, has been accused of using his office to run Sisulu’s campaign full-time instead of running his region
Cape Town — A regional ANC secretary in the Western Cape has found himself in hot water amid allegations that he is campaigning for Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to be the next president of the party.Boland secretary Jonton Snyman was on Friday issued with a letter of suspension by provincial secretary Faize Jacobs.In the letter‚ Jacobs does not detail why Snyman was suspended‚ except to say he had failed to respond to an earlier letter."In terms of this letter‚ you may not represent the ANC in any meeting or on any platform. You may not call‚ attend or officiate any branch meeting‚" reads the letter.Both Jacobs and Snyman could not be reached for comment at the time of writing.ANC Western Cape spokesperson Lionel Adendorf declined to give a detailed comment on the matter‚ only saying it was an internal issue between Snyman and the ANC."We do not comment on processes that have not concluded yet ... it’s actually disappointing that a letter intended for the attention of o...
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