NEWS ANALYSIS: Disciplining ANC MPs who voted against Zuma may be a crime
It would also clearly be unconstitutional, but the ANC — which believes in a party conscience, not a personal one — doesn’t care, writes Ranjeni Munusamy
On top of a congested succession battle‚ factional wars and downplaying accusations of a hit-and-run state capture operation by the Guptas‚ a messy sideshow is in the offing as the ANC initiates disciplinary proceedings against MPs who refused to toe the party line. ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe announced on Tuesday that disciplinary action would be taken against at least three of the party’s MPs who owned up to voting in support of a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma last week. The ANC’s national working committee decided on Monday that MPs who defied the instruction to oppose the motion should face disciplinary procedures as the party deemed this to be collusion with the opposition to remove the ANC from power. This followed goading by Zuma on Sunday when he said the MPs’ actions were "bringing the party into disrepute". He also drew attention to the position of the chairperson of the ANC disciplinary committee‚ Derek Hanekom‚ who publicly encouraged MPs ...
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