ANC veterans seek consultative forum
Veterans call for a conference for the ANC to discuss the ‘election of credible leaders – free of blemishes, factionalism and corruption’
An ANC consultative conference is on the cards following a meeting between the party’s national working committee and a group of veterans on Monday. The veterans have said they would preside over the consultative conference, which would "reflect on all aspects of the state of the organisation" and where the ANC would discuss the "election of credible leaders – free of blemishes, factionalism and corruption". ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe on Monday confirmed to reporters that the conference was "on the table". Wally Serote, one of the veterans at Monday’s meeting, said: "We are discussing the modalities for it." The veterans will meet the party’s national executive committee (NEC) at the weekend to air their concerns. The NEC is expected to hold a three-day meeting in Pretoria. Mantashe said the veterans had raised a number of issues during the meeting on Monday, many of them difficult to resolve in one discussion."What we have committed to do was a follow-up meeting before De...
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