South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande has once again questioned the ANC’s ability to lead‚ saying its structures must be amended for it to regain momentum. He was addressing the 11th national conference of the National Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) in Boksburg‚ east of Johannesburg‚ which began on Monday and ends on Thursday. "Let’s talk a bit more about the reconfiguration of this alliance. We have our view as the SACP that whilst the alliance remains both important and strategically relevant‚ its workings are outdated and must be changed to move with the times," said Nzimande. "The style of work whereby certain leaders in the ANC or leading structures of the ANC alone take decisions on policy‚ legislation‚ regulations and key deployments as if there is no alliance will not hold the alliance together. "The rise of factionalism and its entrenchment at all levels has resulted in a situation where there is no consultation on certain decisions even w...
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