The eighth ANC Eastern Cape conference currently under way in East London has taken a new shape with an intense police presence. As early as 6am on Saturday morning‚ the ICC which is the host venue‚ underwent a detailed security surveillance by SAPS‚ assisted by the highly skilled members of the VIP protection unit. The security detail is commanded by provincial Police Commissioner Major-General Liziwe Ntshinga. This comes after a group of people claiming to be the legitimate delegates to the conference burst open the security entrance at the venue last night. The disruptive group was singing songs that were pro provincial chair Phumulo Masualle. They came in just as the Nelson Mandela Bay regional chairman Andile Lungisa was about to do a television interview. ANC provincial spokesman Mlibo Qoboshiyane confirmed that numbers inside were indeed more than those of delegates that were expected. "This may have been caused by some branches who did not return the tags that had been confi...
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