SUPPORTERS of former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu say he has every right to pronounce on his preferred candidate for the ANC presidency, adding that the provincial ANC leadership was wrong to reprimand him. In an interview last week, Mchunu said he wanted Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma and that the party needed to "change direction". The provincial ANC leadership then blasted Mchunu, calling him an "attention seeker" who sought to undermine the party's structures. Mchunu, however, says he stands by his statement, telling the Business Day on Sunday that he did not “want to comment further on this matter to avoid unnecessary public spat". Sifiso Dlamini, coordinator of the Umlazi ANC sub-region, said the provincial executive committee (PEC) was biased because it had kept mum when other ANC structures, such as the ANC Women’s League and the ANC Youth League in the province, voiced their support for outgoing African Union chairperson Dr Nkosazan...
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