Former KwaZulu-Natal premier, Senzo Mchunu, has again endorsed deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party’s leader. He also rejected Zuma’s suggestion that to end factionalism in the party, the losing candidate should automatically become deputy president of the ANC. Mchunu spoke on Thursday evening at an Oliver Tambo Memorial Lecture organised by the Young Communist League in Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. He was welcomed by scores of people who sang songs to the effect that Ramaphosa must come to the ANC’s rescue. The event was also attended by many branch and regional leaders. Two weeks ago the ANC’s provincial executive committee (PEC) stripped the ANC Lower South Coast’s regional executive committee of its powers. This was seen by regional leaders as a way of thwarting its campaign to see Ramaphosa elected ANC president. The region has since appealed against the PEC decision to ANC general secretary, Gwede Mantashe. Mchunu told his ...
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