Derek Hanekom takes fight to ANC in letter
ANC secretary-general Mantashe says former tourism minister’s tweets about no-confidence vote prejudiced the party’s national disciplinary committee
Former tourism minister Derek Hanekom gave his reasons on Monday why he should not be removed as chairman of the ANC’s national disciplinary committee. Party secretary-general Gwede Mantashe had written to Hanekom, asking him to explain why he should remain chairman of the committee. The ANC was considering removing Hanekom from his position because of his tweets before the vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. Hanekom, a national executive committee member of the ANC, was at the forefront of a "vote by conscience" campaign among MPs before the recent parliamentary vote on the motion tabled by the DA. While the ANC position was that its MPs had to vote against the motion, several of its MPs openly advocated voting with the opposition on Zuma. In one of his tweets, Hanekom said: "Dispel this notion of ‘voting with the opposition’. We must vote against state capture, massive looting and corruption. Vote for change." Mantashe said that the tweets prejudiced the committee. "As ...
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