Only 40% of KZN’s ANC branches have nominated their presidential nominee
Gwede Mantashe says a ‘special dispensation’ may be needed for the province — which supports Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma — to conclude the nomination process
The deadline for ANC branches to conclude nominations for the party’s next president is looming but only 40% of the branches in its largest province, KwaZulu-Natal has concluded the process. ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said a “special dispensation” may be required to allow the province to conclude the nomination process. KwaZulu-Natal is largely the base of support for President Jacob Zuma’s preferred candidate, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. At a media briefing, Mantashe also confirmed that the Eastern Cape’s newly elected leadership — which is aligned to ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa — was not dissolved at a meeting over the weekend. Instead a task team has been set up to look into an appeal against the September conference where the Ramaphosa-aligned former secretary, Oscar Mabuyane, was elected chairman. A task team of seven members — four from the national executive committee (NEC) and three “technical” staffers — were assigned to the province to deal with the appeal. ...
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