With more cracks in the ANC showing‚ the elective conference in December must ensure that the right leadership is elected to save the organisation from further splits. This is according to former finance minister, Nhlanhla Nene, who was axed in December 2015 by President Jacob Zuma and resigned as a member of parliament a few days later. "If we make a mistake with the leadership we elect in December‚ we will not be in control of the country. It depends on how we get to December. If we continue with the route that we are on of factionalism — and acrimonious in a way — we will end up with a divided ANC and I actually don’t want to contemplate the outcome of that‚" said Nene. He was speaking to TimesLIVE on Monday on the sidelines on the first day of the 20th Southern African International Audit Conference in Sandton‚ hosted by the Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa. Nene‚ who has since ventured into the private sector‚ said the ANC still had time to rectify problems they face...
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