Edward Zuma wants ANC’s Msholozi branch leadership nullified
ANC insiders say the branch is not toeing the provincial executive committee’s line, which is backing Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to take over leadership of the ANC
President Jacob Zuma’s controversial son Edward Zuma is leading efforts to have the leadership of the ANC’s Msholozi branch, in Nkandla, nullified. Edward Zuma and other disgruntled ANC members in Nkandla met an ANC provincial leadership team that was headed by provincial spokesperson, Mdumiseni Ntuli. The Msholozi branch covers the area where the President’s palatial home is located. Edward Zuma was defeated in April when he stood for the position of branch chairperson. That meeting had been postponed several times when chaos broke out, with Zuma’s supporters exchanging blows with those of the eventual winner, Doctor Bhengu. ANC insiders say the branch is not toeing the line of the KwaZulu-Natal ANC provincial executive committee, which is backing Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to take over leadership of the ANC from her former husband in December. Leaders of the Msholozi branch are reportedly considering voting for Cyril Ramaphosa and even Zweli Mkhize. This, insiders say, is the reason f...
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