Zuma’s backers sing ‘white monopoly capital’ song, after ANC policy conference rejects it
Delegates aligned to President Jacob Zuma disrupted the morning session of the ANC policy conference on Wednesday morning, singing about "white monopoly capital" on Wednesday morning, in protest against the rejection of the concept by the gathering. The "white monopoly capital" debate is seen as a proxy battle for Zuma and his allies, the controversial Gupta family. Zuma himself described the discussion as “a very interesting debate” on Wednesday. He was speaking in an address to the journalists following a walkabout in the cordoned-off media area on the last day of the ANC policy conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg. On Tuesday, ANC national executive committee (NEC) member Joel Netshitenzhe told journalists at a media briefing that delegates preferred the term "monopoly capital", and that the relationship between the ANC and this group was one of "co-operation and contestation". This was the view in the majority of ANC commissions on strategy and tactics — nine of the 11 commissi...
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