Former KZN premier will not stop speaking out about ANC’s problems
Shrugging off criticism from provincial leaders that he was looking to rule from the grave, former KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu says he will not refrain from speaking out on problems facing the ANC. Mchunu was ousted as ANC provincial chairperson by Sihle Zikalala in the November 2015 provincial elective conference, the outcome of which is being contested in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. He came under fire from ANC provincial leaders after addressing the 30th anniversary celebrations of the National Education and Allied Workers Union in Pietermaritzburg on Friday night. In his speech, Mchunu attacked President Jacob Zuma for the current malaise in the ANC and in government, saying he had presided over state capture by allowing his friends, the Guptas, and his family members to loot the state institutions. Mchunu has been one of the most vocal campaigners for deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed Zuma during the ANC’s upcoming elective conference in December. Speaking ...
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