ANC in crisis mode as it calls on provincial heads
ANC meeting flags the seriousness of division in the party and suggests a reinforcement of Jacob Zuma’s backers
The ANC has called in its provincial chairmen and secretaries for a meeting on Tuesday to discuss President Jacob Zuma’s conduct following his cabinet reshuffle resulting in the downgrading of the country’s credit rating to junk status. Zuma reshuffled the Cabinet last week, firing finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas, among others and replacing them with his key backers in the party. The ANC is divided over the matter and the extension of the national working committee (NWC) meeting, to include provincial chairmen and their secretaries, indicates the seriousness of the situation and suggests a reinforcement of Zuma’s backers. The president enjoys the support of the majority of the provincial secretaries and chairmen. Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has already come out in support of the president, calling senior members of the party who publicly disagreed with the way the reshuffle was made "ill-disciplined". Mabuza, Free State chairman Ace Magashule, North ...
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