ANC DISPUTE
Andile Lungisa defies Mantashe in Mandela Bay election
Lungisa is seen as close to the faction in the ANC supporting former AU commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to succeed Zuma
The embattled Nelson Mandela Bay region of the ANC elected Andile Lungisa as its chairman at a conference at the weekend, despite a warning from Luthuli House over his eligibility to stand for election due to his position in a higher structure of the organisation. In a show of support for Lungisa, President Jacob Zuma on Sunday made an unscheduled visit to the conference. Zuma praised the ANC in the region for electing young leadership, saying he was "happy" and "proud". The problems within the ANC in the Eastern Cape region contributed to its decline in electoral support in the past two local government elections and its loss of the metro to a DA-led coalition in 2016. Lungisa is seen as close to the faction in the ANC supporting former AU commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to succeed Zuma when the party elects new leadership at its conference in December. On Wednesday‚ ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe sent a letter to provincial structures countrywide and reminded ...
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