NO CONFIDENCE MOTION
Hanekom’s integrity and independence are not in question
The ANC has told Derek Hanekom, a former minister in President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet and now an ordinary member of its caucus in the National Assembly, to defend his "integrity and independence" in the light of a series of tweets he is alleged to have authored in the run-up to the motion of no confidence in the president. This failed, by a margin of only 21 votes, to unseat the president. Apparently, the degree of "integrity and independence" previously displayed by Comrade Hanekom brought prestige to the ANC’s national disciplinary committee, which he has chaired with distinction. However, the tweets in support of the motion have seemingly so undermined these sterling characteristics that he is now required to prove why he should not be removed from the chair. The complaint by ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has been poorly described in the letter. It is the very "independence and integrity" of Hanekom that caused him to buck the party line and encourage the caucus to vote its ...
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