On Friday, diplomats and business – from both the private and public sectors – will descend on Nasrec outside Soweto, to attend the public segments of the ANC’s policy conference. Historically, the event is important on the ANC calendar as it is supposed to agree on and recommend a set of policy proposals for adoption at the elective conference in December. Over time, though, the event has become a stage for ANC factions to test their strength ahead of the elective conference. This significantly reduces its value as a signal for policy direction in December and the basis for the party’s manifesto at the next general election. To its credit, the ANC often makes available its documents for public scrutiny and discussion. This means, in theory at least, that business and the public can comment on them. This year’s conference has been dogged by controversy. The ANC is at war with itself. Its veterans, who had asked for an introspective standalone conference to save it from implosion, ar...
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